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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample included in the study (n = 283)

From: Gender differences in Reasons for Sickness Presenteeism - a study among GPs in a Swedish health care organization

 

Women

 

Men

 

All

p-value

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

Age

     

.260

 <=44

44.2

 

34.3

 

40.5

 

 45-54

26

 

29.4

 

27.2

 

 > = 55

29.8

 

36.3

 

32.2

 

Position

     

.400

 Residents

30.9

 

23.5

 

28.2

 

 Specialist

61.9

 

57.5

 

64.0

 

 Chief physicians

7.2

 

8.8

 

7.8

 

Marital status

     

.483

 Married/or cohabiting

82.3

 

84.3

 

83.0

 

 In a relation, not cohabitinga

3.9

 

5.9

 

4.6

 

 Single*

13.8

 

9.8

 

12.4

 
 

M

SD

M

SD

M

 

Number kids

1.97

1.05

1.83

1.22

1.92

.313

Working Time

39.85

10.43

41.27

8.12

40.36

.238

Work-family conflict

3.10

1.08

2.75

1.06

2.97

.008

General Health

3.76

0.87

3.63

0.97

3.71

.256

  1. *Gender differences were tested by chi-square analyses on frequencies and t-test for means
  2. aIn Sweden it is common that romantic partners do not live together. Therefor, this marital status was included in the questionnaire