Table 2 Means, medians, SDs, Q1–Q4 and mean rank on psychosomatic symptoms, reduced psychological well-being, social support, number of memberships in organizations, neighbourhood social trust, trust in societal institutions and voting in the last general election among employed and unemployed
n | Mean | Median | SD | Q1–Q4 | Mean ranka | Z | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychosomatic symptoms | ||||||||
Employed | 19477 | 7.91 | 7.00 | 5.72 | 3.00–11.00 | 10122 | ||
Unemployed | 1005 | 10.76 | 10.00 | 7.02 | 5.00–15.00 | 12547 | ||
–12.70 | <0.001 | |||||||
Reduced psychological well-being | ||||||||
Employed | 19471 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 0.00–1.00 | 10105 | ||
Unemployed | 1004 | 2.57 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 0.00–4.00 | 12821 | ||
–17.87 | <0.001 | |||||||
Social support | ||||||||
Employed | 19370 | 11.26 | 12.00 | 1.33 | 11.00–12.00 | 10258 | ||
Unemployed | 996 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 1.99 | 10.00–12.00 | 8725 | ||
–9.42 | <0.001 | |||||||
Number of memberships in organizations | ||||||||
Employed | 19210 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0.00–1.00 | 10178 | ||
Unemployed | 997 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.00–1.00 | 8680 | ||
–8.99 | <0.001 | |||||||
Neighbourhood social trust | ||||||||
Employed | 19415 | 12.83 | 13.00 | 2.25 | 12.00–14.00 | 10317 | ||
Unemployed | 1001 | 11.85 | 12.00 | 2.63 | 10.00–14.00 | 8096 | ||
–11.76 | <0.001 | |||||||
Trust in societal institutions | ||||||||
Employed | 18956 | 28.53 | 29.00 | 9.64 | 22.00–35.00 | 10030 | ||
Unemployed | 967 | 26.32 | 26.00 | 10.50 | 18.00–33.00 | 8634 | ||
–7.36 | <0.001 | |||||||
Voted last general election (Yes =1, No =2) | ||||||||
Employed | 18058 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 1.00–1.00 | 9405 | ||
Unemployed | 819 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 1.00–1.00 | 10180 | ||
–9.34 | <0.001 |