Table 1

Sample description: observations (number) and percentage (col %) or mean and SD, by sex (n=92 715)

		Women		Men
	Categories or range	Number	Col % or mean (SD)	Number	Col % or mean (SD)
Age (years)	45–73	47 680	57.20 (7.26)	45 035	57.63 (7.35)
Partnership*	Living with partner	33 476	71.5	36 151	81.8
Partnership*	Living as single	13 368	28.5	8045	18.2
Education†	Low	5692	12.1	4856	11.0
	Medium	16 980	36.2	18 410	41.7
	High	24 188	51.6	20 864	47.3
Current work situation	In paid work	26 877	56.4	24 706	54.9
Current work situation	Not in paid work	20 803	43.6	20 329	45.1
Temporary jobs (per 10 years in paid work)	No temporary job	39 569	83.0	39 544	87.8
	One or less temporary job	5900	12.4	4690	10.4
	More than one temporary job	2211	4.6	801	1.8
Job changes (per 10 years in paid work)	No change	17 303	36.3	13 694	30.4
	Two or less changes	23 522	49.3	26 481	58.8
	More than two changes	6855	14.4	4860	10.8
Number of unemployed periods	No unemployment period	40 857	85.7	40 533	90.0
	One unemployment period	5439	11.4	3623	8.0
	2+ unemployment periods	1384	2.9	879	2.0
Years out of work	No years out of work	23 530	49.3	30 768	68.3
	1–5 years out of work	12 104	25.4	10 327	22.9
	6+ years out of work	12 046	25.3	3940	8.7
Mode occupational position	Large employers, higher managers and professionals	3823	8.0	7168	15.9
	Lower managers and professionals	16 920	35.5	9381	20.8
	Intermediate employee	11 646	24.4	7184	16.0
	Small employers and self-employed	744	1.6	1114	2.5
	Lower-grade white collar workers	4207	8.8	1190	2.6
	Skilled workers	757	1.6	5406	12.0
	Semiskilled or unskilled workers	1815	3.8	3111	6.9
	Main position unknown	7768	16.3	10 481	23.3
Lack of promotion	Promotion	7334	15.4	9119	20.2
	No promotion	39 243	82.3	34 361	76.3
	Failed promotion	1103	2.3	1555	3.5
AL index‡	0–10	45 858	2.35 (1.75)	43 439	2.38 (1.71)

*1675 participants had missing values for partnership (1.8%).
†1725 participants had missing values for education (1.9%).
‡Based on measurement approach, 3418 participants had missing values for AL index (3.7%).
AL, allostatic load.