Table 1 The characteristics of the participants and comparisons in proportions regarding these characteristics between the study population (N = 2714) and the subsample (n = 1740)
Characteristics of the participants | Study sample (n = 2714) | Subsample (n = 1740)a | 95% confidence intervalb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Personal-related characteristics | |||||
Gender | |||||
Women | 929 | 34.2 | 676 | 38.9 | (− 0.075 to − 0.017) |
Men | 1774 | 65.4 | 1056 | 60.7 | |
Missing | 11 | 8 | |||
Age | |||||
≤50 years | 1400 | 51.6 | 900 | 51.7 | (− 0.031 to 0.029) |
≥51 years | 1314 | 48.4 | 840 | 48.3 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Level of education | |||||
Secondary school or less | 393 | 14.5 | 235 | 13.5 | (− 0.011 to 0.031) |
Post-secondary | 2321 | 85.5 | 1505 | 86.5 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Competence-related characteristics | |||||
Years of managerial work experience | |||||
0–10 years | 1348 | 49.7 | 865 | 49.7 | (− 0.031 to 0.03) |
>10 years | 1366 | 50.3 | 875 | 50.3 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Having had management training on CMDs | |||||
Yes | 727 | 26.8 | 502 | 28.9 | (− 0.048 to 0.006) |
No | 1987 | 73.2 | 1238 | 71.1 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Having been in occupations treating or caring for people with CMDs | |||||
Yes | 441 | 16.3 | 322 | 18.6 | (− 0.045 to 0.0) |
No | 2261 | 83.7 | 1409 | 81.4 | |
Missing | 12 | 9 | |||
Work-related characteristics | |||||
Sector | |||||
Private | 1552 | 57.2 | 888 | 48.9 | (0.032 − 0.091) |
Public or non-profit | 1160 | 42.7 | 851 | 51 | |
Missing | 2 | 1 | |||
Industry | |||||
Blue collar | 825 | 30.4 | 511 | 29.4 | (− 0.017 to 0.038) |
White collar | 612 | 22.5 | 330 | 19 | (0.012 − 0.06) |
Pink collar | 842 | 31 | 622 | 35.7 | (− 0.076 to − 0.019) |
Other | 435 | 16 | 277 | 15.9 | (− 0.021 to 0.023) |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Number of employees in organization | |||||
0–250 | 1368 | 50.4 | 835 | 48 | (− 0.006 to 0.054) |
>250 | 1346 | 49.6 | 905 | 52.3 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Composition of staff by gender | |||||
Mostly male | 1758 | 64.8 | 1058 | 60.8 | (0.011 − 0.069) |
Mostly female | 956 | 35.2 | 682 | 39.2 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | |||
Attitude to CMDs | |||||
No negative attitude (score 12–35) | 2121 | 79.6 | 1414 | 82.8 | (− 0.055 to − 0.007) |
Negative attitude (score 36+) | 543 | 20.4 | 294 | 17.2 | |
Missing | 50 | 32 | |||
Personal experience of CMD | |||||
Yes | 2076 | 76.8 | 1371 | 79.2 | (− 0.048 to 0.002) |
No | 628 | 23.2 | 361 | 20.8 | |
Missing | 10 | 8 | |||
Having recommended sick leave to employee | |||||
No | 1011 | 58.2 | Not applicable | ||
Yes, to one employee | 565 | 32.5 | |||
Yes, to several employees | 161 | 9.3 | |||
Missing | 3 | ||||