Table 1 Demographics of the study participants.
From: Job satisfaction has differential associations with delay discounting and risk-taking
Characteristic | Female (n = 41,694) | Male (n = 38,982) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53.9 (7.7) | 40 | 70 | 54.8 (8.0) | 40 | 70 |
Socioeconomic status (TDI) | − 1.4 (2.7) | − 6.3 | 9.1 | − 1.4 (2.8) | − 6.3 | 9.3 |
Time in current job (years) | 12.0 (9.6) | < 1 | 52 | 14.3 (11.6) | < 1 | 55 |
Alcohol (%) | ||||
Never | 3039 (7.3) | 1940 (5.0) | ||
Twice or less per week | 22,262 (53.4) | 16,553 (42.5) | ||
At least three times per week | 16,393 (39.3) | 20,489 (52.6) | ||
Smoking (%) | ||||
Never | 26,078 (62.5) | 21,176 (54.3) | ||
Previous | 12,821 (30.8) | 14,252 (36.6) | ||
Current | 2795 (6.7) | 3554 (9.1) | ||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.7 (5.0) | 14.5 | 67.3 | 27.7 (4.1) | 16.3 | 61.5 |
Vigorous exercise frequency (days/week) | 1.8 (1.8) | 0 | 7 | 2.2 (2.0) | 0 | 7 |
Driver faster than the speed limit (%) | ||||
Never/rarely | 20,358 (48.8) | 10,702 (27.5) | ||
Sometimes | 16,651 (39.9) | 17,819 (45.7) | ||
Often/always | 4685 (11.2) | 10,461 (26.8) | ||
Time spent watching TV (hours/day) | 2.4 (1.4) | 0 | 18 | 2.5 (1.4) | 0 | 21 |
Number of sexual partners | 5.6 (8.3) | 1 | 500 | 11.5 (81.9) | 1 | 12,000 |
Falls (%) | ||||
None | 33,196 (79.6) | 33,517 (86.0) | ||
Once | 6171 (14.8) | 3837 (9.8) | ||
More than once | 2327 (5.6) | 1628 (4.2) | ||
Self reported risk-taker (yes) (%) | 9596 (23.0) | 14,910 (38.2) | ||
Job satisfaction (%) | ||||
Extremely happy | 3460 (8.3) | 3505 (9.0) | ||
Very happy | 15,517 (37.2) | 14,215 (36.5) | ||
Moderately happy | 19,334 (46.4) | 17,028 (43.7) | ||
Moderately unhappy | 2544 (6.1) | 3095 (7.9) | ||
Very unhappy | 580 (1.4) | 789 (2.0) | ||
Extremely unhappy | 259 (0.6) | 350 (0.9) | ||
