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Table 1 Descriptive analysis in the whole sample and comparisons by gender

From: Occupational status as a determinant of mental health inequities in French young people: is fairness needed? Results of a cross-sectional multicentre observational survey

 

%a mb [sd]c (n d )

Total; N = 4282

%a mb [sd]c (n d )

Men; N = 1866

%a mb [sd]c (n d )

Women; N = 2378

p-value

Age

20.91 [2.59] (4235)

20.75 [2.63] (1860)

21.03 [2.54] (2375)

<0.001

Level of education (low)e

68.6 (4188)

74.4 (1822)

64.0 (2329)

<0.001

Occupational status

(4212)

(1850)

(2360)

<0.001

 Permanent job

6.0

5.7

6.2

 

 Temporary job

4.7

3.8

5.3

 

 Interim

3.4

5.4

1.9

 

 Specific employment contract

2.7

2.1

3.2

 

 School/secondary school

8.8

8.5

9.0

 

 At university

3.5

2.9

4.0

 

 Out of university

3.0

1.5

4.2

 

 Training school

2.5

4.1

1.4

 

 Block release training school

4.0

4.5

3.5

 

 Trainee in education

10.9

10.5

11.2

 

 In integrating into the work place

5.7

7.1

4.5

 

 Job seeking

36.3

35.4

37.1

 

 Unemployed

8.5

8.6

8.5

 

Major event in childhood (yes)

61.5 (4253)

62.5 (1849)

60.6 (2368)

ns h

EPICES score quantitative

40.17 [20.34] (3791)

40.29 [19.46] (1627)

40.08 [21.04] (2133)

ns h

EPICES score qualitativei

65.7 (3791)

66.7 (1627)

65.0 (2133)

ns h

Discrimination (yes)

25.1 (4120)

25.1 (1782)

25.0 (2314)

ns h

Financial Social support (yes)

79.0 (3379)

78.7 (1863)

79.2 (2377)

ns h

Social worker support (yes)

17.4 (3991)

16.6 (1720)

18.0 (2247)

ns h

Social network support (yes)

38.5 (4010)

29.3 (1723)

45.4 (2264)

<0.001

Family physician (yes)

77.2 (4248)

69.1 (1847)

83.5 (2364)

<0.001

Health care consumption (yes)

33.9 (4072)

26.6 (1755)

39.3 (2293)

<0.001

Health outcomes

    

 Self-perceived health (<7)

26.7 (4214)

23.2 (1835)

29.6 (2342)

<0.001

 MHI-5f (< 56)

38.2 (4133)

29.8 (1786)

44.9 (2310)

<0.001

 Suicide attempt (yes)

14.7 (4129)

10.1 (1783)

18.2 (2325)

<0.001

 Tobacco smoke (yes)

50.6 (4243)

58.4 (1847)

44.4 (2360)

<0.001

 Alcohol misuseg

20.6 (4049)

29.8 (1768)

13.4 (2246)

<0.001

 Marijuana use

20.4 (4206)

29.4 (1833)

13.4 (2338)

<0.001

 Victim of psychological violence (yes)

34.2 (4062)

29.8 (1760)

37.5 (2281)

<0.001

 Victim of physical violence (yes)

29.6 (4036)

31.4 (1760)

28.1 (2253)

0.03

 Victim of sexual violence (yes)

10.1 (3988)

3.4 (1720)

15.2 (2247)

<0.001

  1. a percentage; b mean; c standard deviation; d number of person with a response to the question; e less than 2nd school diploma; f Mental Health Inventory; g ≥ 3 drunkenness in the last year; h ns: non statistically significant; i: EPICES score > 30.17 = social deprivation