Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic, occupational and unemployment characteristics and health status and quality of life
WOMEN (N = 445) | MEN (N = 503) | |
|---|---|---|
Prevalence (%) | Prevalence (%) | |
Place of birth | ||
Outside the EU-15* | 48.5 | 48.5 |
Spain and EU-15* | 51.5 | 51.5 |
Education | ||
Primary school or less | 48.3 | 55.9 |
Secondary school | 41.3 | 36.2 |
University | 10.4 | 7.9 |
Social class | ||
Unskilled manual | 46.1 | 47.1 |
Skilled and semi-skilled manual | 33.8 | 41.4 |
Non-manual | 20.1 | 11.5 |
Type of work contract before unemployment | ||
Temporary | 45.6 | 50.3 |
Permanent | 27.7 | 26.6 |
Other | 26.7 | 23.1 |
Type of unemployment benefit | ||
None | 67.1 | 59.1 |
Non-contributory allowance | 18.6 | 23.3 |
Contributory allowance | 14.3 | 17.6 |
Length of time unemployed | ||
1 year or more | 42.0 | 51.9 |
Less than 1 year | 58.0 | 48.1 |
Payment of bills in the last year | ||
With delay | 64.9 | 59.8 |
Without delay | 35.1 | 40.2 |
Mental health | ||
Poor | 72.5 | 61.9 |
Good | 27.5 | 38.1 |
Self-rated health | ||
Poor | 25.5 | 21.1 |
Good | 74.5 | 78.9 |
Social support | ||
Low | 18.3 | 19.8 |
Medium | 25.9 | 26.6 |
High | 55.8 | 53.6 |
Self-esteem | ||
Low | 52.8 | 52.5 |
Normal | 47.2 | 47.5 |