Table 2

Prevalence of adverse social behaviour and sick leave by sex, age, education and occupation

Observations (N)Adverse social behaviour at baselinePhysician-certified sick leave at 1-year follow-up
Threats/acts of violence (%)Bullying (%)Sexual harassment (%)LLSL (1–16 days) (%)HLSL (>16 days) (%)
Total21 6717.12.93.718.416.1
Sex
Men11 2814.22.71.415.012.2
Women10 39010.33.16.322.020.4
Age groups
17–3459958.63.26.4020.614.7
35–4989157.22.93.3017.716.0
50–6667615.72.81.9017.417.5
Education level
Elementary level17205.33.53.6021.821.3
Upper secondary education, not completed27327.13.43.8018.820.4
Upper secondary education73916.93.14.4017.1
University/college 4 years67649.62.53.8018.014.4
University/college 4 years+30643.32.72.0014.610.4
Occupations (ISCO code)
Managers (11–13)21572.92.11.111.312.2
Hospitality, retail, other service managers (14)2766.92.94.713.013.8
Professionals (21, 24–26)33752.72.11.516.311.3
Health professionals (22)118220.83.611.521.819.5
Teaching professionals (23)15519.23.01.619.116.8
Technicians, associate professionals (31, 33–35)39836.72.32.317.913.5
Health associate professionals (32)57416.03.58.520.621.8
Clerks (41)10542.23.21.618.817.7
Customer services clerks (42)2264.93.17.126.114.6
Personal service workers (51)140714.23.18.722.522.2
Sales workers (52)10534.13.26.622.713.8
Personal care workers (53)100723.84.311.426.226.4
Protective services workers (54)9130.88.812.122.018.7
Agricultural/forestry/fishery workers (61–64)1031.96.82.911.719.4
Craft and related trades workers (71–75)18250.93.90.919.016.5
Plant-/machine operators, assemblers (81–83)10813.33.93.016.720.8
Elementary occupations (91–96)4222.13.12.124.424.2
Unspecified3043.61.62.611.815.5
  • HLSL, high level of sick leave; ISCO, International Standard Classification of Occupations; LLSL, low level of sick leave; NS, not statistically significant.