Table 1

Characteristics of employees without the ERP scheme (n=7762)

WomenMen
n (%)n (%)
Total (n)40513711
Age group (years)
 18–291072 (26.5)843 (22.7)
 30–391184 (29.2)972 (26.2)
 40–491251 (30.9)1198 (32.3)
 50–59472 (11.7)614 (16.5)
 60–6472 (1.8)84 (2.3)
Highest educational level
 Basic school577 (14.2)625 (16.8)
 High school561 (13.8)384 (10.3)
 Vocational school1144 (28.2)1296 (34.9)
 Short and medium higher education1056 (26.1)694 (18.7)
 Bachelor’s and long higher education636 (15.7)647 (17.4)
 Not available77 (1.9)65 (1.8)
Sector
 Manufacturing236 (5.8)460 (12.4)
 Constructions19 (0.5)170 (4.6)
 Graphic21 (0.5)30 (0.8)
 Transport and wholesale170 (4.2)335 (9)
 Trade161 (4)77 (2.1)
 Service trade140 (3.5)209 (5.6)
 Agriculture10 (0.2)40 (1.1)
 Social security and health972 (24)205 (5.5)
 Education and research280 (6.9)211 (5.7)
 Finance, public offices and administration291 (7.2)215 (5.8)
 Private offices and administration187 (4.6)194 (5.2)
 Not available1564 (38.6)1565 (42.2)
BMI
 Obesity (BMI >29.9)477 (11.8)464 (12.5)
 Overweight (BMI between 25.0 and 29.9)947 (23.4)1457 (39.3)
 Normal (BMI between 18.5 and 24.9)2413 (59.6)1711 (46.1)
 Underweight (BMI <18.5)131 (3.2)28 (0.8)
 Not available83 (2)51 (1.4)
 Smoking
 Smoker915 (22.6)961 (25.9)
 Non-smoker3083 (76.1)2706 (72.9)
 Not available53 (1.3)44 (1.2)
 Depression by MDI score
 Depression (MDI ≥21)913 (22.5)600 (16.2)
 No depression (MDI <21)3138 (77.5)3111 (83.8)
  • BMI, body mass index; ERP, early retirement pension; MDI, Major Depression Inventory.