Skip to main content

Table 1 Distribution of Occupation skill level and Occupation type by sex in older Koreans

From: Employment and occupation effects on late-life depressive symptoms among older Koreans: a cross-sectional population survey

Occupation skill level

Occupation type

Male

Female

N

(%)

N

(%)

Third/Fourth kill level

Professional, manager

230

7.0

51

1.3

Second skill level

Clerk

90

2.6

35

0.8

Service and sales

188

7.9

335

9.7

Agricultural and fishery

620

18.5

493

10.9

Plant and Machine operator

385

15.7

59

1.7

First skill level

Manual worker

361

11.3

524

14.0

Unemployed

 

1304

37.1

2645

61.7

Total

 

3178

100

4142

100