Table 3 Health and social characteristics by labor market position

Health

Mental distress

20.1

39.4

55.9

33.7

Limiting longstanding illness

14.6

24.3

83.7

90.6

Socio-demographic factors

Average age

40.9

36.5

44.1

54.1

Primary/lower secondary

12.8

33.0

18.5

29.7

Upper secondary

59.4

51.3

64.7

59.5

Tertiary

27.8

15.7

16.8

10.8

Born abroad

19.9

37.4

31.1

32.5

Living alone

24.8

23.9

35.9

40.4

Economic and social conditions

Abstained from care due to economic reasons

21.7

41.7

38.7

35.6

Not participated in activities in the past 12 months

40.3

49.9

56.8

54.9

Received social assistance

2.8

14.3

11.4

6.9

Received disability pension

1.1

2.3

7.4

86.2

Received unemployment benefit

7.4

31.4

7.4

2.7

Received sickness benefit

8.4

13.4

54.9

20.9

Employed

Unemployed

Sick leave

Disability pension

2010

n = 9,543 (88%.2)

n = 402 (4%.7)

n = 161 (1%.7)

n = 522 (5%.3)

Health

Mental distress

22.7

44.9

64.8

39.2

Limiting longstanding illness

15.3

27.8

83.8

91.2

Socio-demographic factors

Average age

41.8

38.5

46.0

53.6

Primary/lower secondary

10.7

30.6

24.8

33.5

Upper secondary

55.4

44.0

55.2

58.1

Tertiary

33.9

25.4

20.0

8.4

Born abroad

23.7

39.4

35.1

37.1

Living alone

21.4

19.2

30.9

48.0

Economic and social conditions

Abstained from care due to economic reasons

17.6

43.3

43.5

43.5

Not participated in activities in the past 12 months

38.8

54.0

56.4

57.8

Received social assistance

2.0

13.8

21.9

5.5

Received disability pension

2.4

6.2

17.5

94.6

Received unemployment benefit

4.4

19.7

1.7

2.1

Received sickness benefit

7.4

9,7

46.2

8.2