Participant characteristics | Initially unemployed (n=118) % | Initially employed or studying (n=703) % |
Gender (% women) | 60.2 | 75.7 |
Age group | ||
18–34 | 25.4 | 32.3 |
35–49 | 35.6 | 38.7 |
50–64 | 39.0 | 29.0 |
Born in Sweden | 72.9 | 81.1 |
Main diagnosis (M.I.N.I.) | ||
Depression and anxiety | 66.9 | 67.6 |
Depression only | 11.0 | 8.0 |
Anxiety only | 17.8 | 20.1 |
Subthreshold affective disorder | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Education | ||
Primary school | 6.8 | 2.7 |
Technical school | 12.7 | 11.6 |
Secondary school (year 12) | 29.7 | 23.5 |
Postsecondary 2 years | 19.5 | 18.0 |
Tertiary | 31.4 | 44.2 |
Work status | ||
Employed full-time | – | 77.8 |
Employed part-time | – | 7.5 |
Self-employed | – | 8.7 |
Studying | – | 6.0 |
Labour-market measure | 19.5 | – |
Full time sick days | ||
None or low (0–2 days/month) | – | 79.4 |
Some (3–7 days/month) | – | 13.9 |
High (>8 days/month) | – | 6.7 |
Long-term sick leave* | – | 7.8 |
Antidepressants | 32.7 | 27.1 |
*On full-time or part-time sick leave continuously for a month or more.