Table 1 Characteristics of the pregnant workers according to the variable “at least one sick leave” (SL) during pregnancy
SL | no SL | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1113) | (N = 373) | ||||||||
N | % | Mean | sd | N | % | Mean | sd | ||
Age (y) | 30.6 | 4.5 | 31.1 | 4.4 | 0.08 | ||||
Age group | |||||||||
< 25 y | 108 | 9.8 | 27 | 7.4 | 0.18 | ||||
25- < 30 y | 408 | 37.1 | 122 | 33.3 | |||||
30- < 35 y | 405 | 36.9 | 151 | 41.3 | |||||
≥ 35 y | 178 | 16.2 | 66 | 18.0 | |||||
Family structure | |||||||||
Living with a partner (yes) | 1063 | 96.5 | 352 | 95.4 | 0.31 | ||||
Children at home | |||||||||
0 child | 577 | 52.1 | 196 | 52.8 | 0.91 | ||||
1 child | 449 | 40.5 | 146 | 39.4 | |||||
≥ 2 children | 82 | 7.4 | 29 | 7.8 | |||||
Home-work commuting | |||||||||
> 50 min/d (yes) | 248 | 23.2 | 77 | 21.3 | 0.45 | ||||
In car (yes) | 1022 | 92.7 | 348 | 94.0 | 0.38 | ||||
Home-work commuting felt as difficult | |||||||||
Yes | 245 | 22.3 | 48 | 13.0 | <0.001 | ||||
Deprivation | |||||||||
EPICES score ≥ 30 (yes) | 231 | 22.0 | 61 | 17.7 | 0.08 | ||||
Occupational groups | |||||||||
Managers/supervisors | 93 | 8.4 | 51 | 13.7 | 0.001 | ||||
Intermediate occupations | 374 | 33.6 | 91 | 24.4 | |||||
Employees | 591 | 53.1 | 216 | 57.9 | |||||
Manual workers | 55 | 4.9 | 15 | 4.0 | |||||
Type of contract | |||||||||
Non-fixed term (yes) | 1508 | 96.1 | 342 | 92.9 | 0.01 | ||||
Working time | |||||||||
Full-time (yes) | 868 | 78.8 | 300 | 81.3 | 0.31 | ||||
Job duration | |||||||||
< 2 years (yes) | 239 | 21.6 | 90 | 24.4 | 0.27 | ||||
Company size | |||||||||
< 10 workers | 253 | 23.0 | 114 | 31.2 | <0.001 | ||||
10 - 49 workers | 332 | 30.2 | 137 | 37.4 | |||||
≥ 50 -199 workers | 295 | 26.8 | 83 | 22.7 | |||||
≥ 200 workers | 219 | 19.9 | 32 | 8.7 | |||||
Pregnancy at risk | |||||||||
Yes | 334 | 30.3 | 34 | 9.2 | <0.001 | ||||
Assisted reproductive therapy | |||||||||
Yes | 84 | 7.6 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.006 | ||||