Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics, health and working conditions among Dutch workers with a chronic disease (first observations, n=4820)

Total*% imputed
Women47%
Age (mean, SD)55.29 (5.09)
Married or cohabitating76%
Education
 Low27%
 Mid40%
 High33%
Chronic disease
 Musculoskeletal disorders65%
 Digestive disorders13%
 Respiratory disorders16%
 Diabetes14%
 Psychological disorders8%
 Heart disease20%
Multimorbidity29%
Contract hours per week (mean, SD)31.38 (9.31)0.26
Working conditions—mean and SD—scale 1 to 5
Physical workload1.88 (0.92)0.51
Psychological job demands3.21 (0.77)0.41
Job autonomy2.24 (0.72)0.19
Emotional job demands2.53 (0.85)1.33
Social support at work2.45 (0.78)0.12
Exit of paid employment between Tn+1 and Tn+2 % (n)
Total exit of paid employment8
 Early retirement3 (148)
 Unemployment3 (139)
 Disability benefits1 (44)
 Economic inactivity1 (29)
  • *Total from the non-imputed dataset.