Descriptive data on employment circumstances and mental health across waves
| Overall (%) | Wave 1 (%) | Wave 2 (%) | Wave 3 (%) | Wave 4 (%) | Wave 5 (%) | Wave 6 (%) | Wave 7 (%) | Any (%) | |
| Optimal jobs | 26.4 | 21.7 | 25.3 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 25.7 | 29.2 | 31.1 | 60.1 |
| 1 Adversity | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 32.3 | 30.8 | 29.3 | 74.5 |
| 2 Adversities | 15.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 50.4 |
| Poorest jobs | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 21.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| Not participating in the labour force (NILF) | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 34.3 |
| Mental health problems (score <50 on the MHI) | 9.9 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 28.1 |