Table 1 Sample characteristics among full-time employed individuals aged 18 to 64 years (n = 1,342; data collection: mid-March 2022)
Variables | Mean (SD) plus skewness, kurtosis, median, IQR and range / N (%) |
|---|---|
Sick leave days | 10.3 (31.0); 7.6; 74.5; 0; 10.0; 365.0 |
Gender | |
-Male | 820 (61.1%) |
-Female | 520 (38.7%) |
-Diverse | 2 (0.1%) |
Age | 43.3 (11.6); -0.1; 1.9; 43.0; 21.0; 45.0 |
Children in own household | |
-No | 899 (67.0%) |
-Yes | 443 (33.0%) |
Marital status | |
-Single/Divorced/Widowed/Married, not living together with spouse | 478 (35.6%) |
-Married, living together with spouse | 864 (64.4%) |
Education | |
-Upper secondary school | 609 (45.4%) |
-Qualification for applied upper secondary school | 145 (10.8%) |
-Polytechnic Secondary School | 79 (5.9%) |
-Intermediate Secondary School | 405 (30.2%) |
-Lower Secondary School | 99 (7.4%) |
-Currently in school training/education | 4 (0.3%) |
-Without school-leaving qualification | 1 (0.1%) |
Employment status | |
-Full-time employed | 1342 (100.0%) |
-Retired | |
-Other | |
Chronic diseases | |
-Absence of at least one chronic disease | 881 (65.6%) |
-Presence of at least one chronic disease | 461 (34.4%) |
Self-rated health (from 1 = very bad to 5 = very good) | 3.8 (0.8); -0.6; 3.6; 4.0; 1.0; 4.0 |
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 | |
-Not being vaccinated | 155 (11.5%) |
-Being vaccinated | 1187 (88.5%) |
Extraversion (BFI-10, from 1 to 7, higher values reflect higher extraversion) | 4.0 (1.2); 0.1; 2.8; 4.0; 2.0; 6.0 |
Agreeableness (BFI-10, from 1 to 7, higher values reflect higher agreeableness) | 5.1 (1.0); -0.1; 2.5; 5.0; 1.5; 5.5 |
Conscientiousness (BFI-10, from 1 to 7, higher values reflect higher conscientiousness) | 5.6 (1.1); -0.6; 2.8; 6.0; 1.5; 5.5 |
Neuroticism (BFI-10, from 1 to 7, higher values reflect higher neuroticism) | 2.9 (1.2); 0.5; 2.7; 3.0; 2.0; 6.0 |
Openness to experience (BFI-10, from 1 to 7, higher values reflect higher openness) | 4.9 (1.1); -0.1; 2.7; 5.0; 2.0; 6.0 |
Empathy (SPF-K, from 4 to 20, higher values reflect higher empathy) | 13.1 (2.9); -0.2; 3.5; 13.0; 3.0; 16.0 |
Altruism (Subscale „Altruism“ of the IPIP, from 1 to 5, higher values reflect higher altruism) | 3.4 (0.7); -0.2; 3.4; 3.4; 0.8; 4.0 |
Coronavirus anxiety (CAS, from 0 to 20, higher values reflect higher coronavirus anxiety) | 1.5 (3.2); 2.7; 10.4; 0.0; 1.0; 20.0 |
Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9, 0 to 27, higher values reflect more depressive symptoms) | 5.7 (5.3); 1.2; 4.1; 4.0; 7.0; 27.0 |
Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7, 0 to 21, higher values reflect more anxiety symptoms) | 4.6 (4.6); 1.3; 4.5; 3.0; 6.0; 21.0 |
Loneliness (De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, 1 to 4, higher values reflect higher loneliness) | 2.1 (0.6); 0.1; 2.5; 2.0; 0.8; 3.0 |
Perceived social isolation (Bude Lantermann Scale, 1 to 4, higher values reflect higher perceived social isolation) | 1.9 (0.8); 0.6; 2.5; 2.0; 1.3; 3.0 |