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Table 1 Description of the cohort at the time of follow up

From: The effect of effort-reward imbalance on the health of childcare workers in Hamburg: a longitudinal study

Variable n Percent
Gender
 Women 96 90.6%
 Men 10 9.4%
Age in years
 18–29 16 15.1%
 30–39 22 20.8%
 40–49 38 35.8%
 50+ 29 27.4%
 n/a 1 0.9%
Nationality
 German 98 92.5%
 Other 8 7.5%
BMI
  < 25 54 50.9%
  ≥ 25 50 47.1%
 n/a 2 1.9%
Physical exercise
 Regular 55 51.9%
 None 51 48.1%
Area of work
 Child care 90 84.9%
 Management/administration 16 15.1%
Weekly working hours
 Full time 56 52.8%
 Part time 50 47.2%
Institution
 Child day care centre 70 66%
 School partnership 23 21.7%
 Child and youth support work 12 11.3%
 n/a 1 0.9%
Total 106 100%