Table 1 Descriptive statistics for respondents aged 18–55 by DB application (weighted %)
All (N = 18,448) | Non-DB applicants (n = 18,097) | DB applicants (n = 351) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Long-term health-related activity limitation | ||||
Yes | 10.16 | 10.13 | (11.38) | 0.031 |
No | 7.11 | 7.19 | (2.89) | |
Missing | 82.74 | 82.68 | 85.73 | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 49.59 | 49.66 | 46.11 | 0.284 |
Male | 50.41 | 50.34 | 53.89 | |
Country of birth | ||||
Switzerland | 74.79 | 75.01 | 63.85 | < 0.001 |
Outside of Switzerland | 25.21 | 24.99 | 36.15 | |
Working partner in household | ||||
Yes | 51.32 | 51.62 | 36.13 | < 0.001 |
No | 48.68 | 48.38 | 63.87 | |
Child aged 0–14 years in household | ||||
Yes | 34.64 | 34.90 | 21.52 | < 0.001 |
No | 65.36 | 65.10 | 78.48 | |
Age group | ||||
18–39 | 54.28 | 54.04 | 66.59 | < 0.001 |
40–55 | 45.72 | 45.96 | 33.41 | |
Learnt occupation | ||||
Not applicable | 38.69 | 38.87 | 29.55 | 0.049 |
Agriculture | 1.85 | 1.87 | X | |
Manufacturing | 7.04 | 6.93 | (12.59) | |
Technical activities and ICT | 6.74 | 6.74 | (6.90) | |
Construction and mining | 3.63 | 3.61 | (4.79) | |
Trade and transport | 7.55 | 7.51 | (9.55) | |
Personal services | 3.56 | 3.56 | (3.82) | |
Business and administration | 8.79 | 8.78 | (8.93) | |
Health, education, culture, and science | 17.71 | 17.71 | 17.75 | |
Not classifiable | 4.43 | 4.42 | (4.92) | |
Registered unemployment and LMM during past 5 years | ||||
No | 80.21 | 80.29 | 76.16 | 0.009 |
Registered unemployment but no LMM | 11.29 | 11.17 | 17.32 | |
Registered unemployment and LMM | 8.50 | 8.54 | (6.52) | |
Homeowner | ||||
Yes | 41.40 | 41.68 | 27.12 | < 0.001 |
No | 58.08 | 57.81 | 71.36 | |
Missing | 0.52 | 0.50 | X | |
Region of residence | ||||
Lake Geneva Region | 19.15 | 19.13 | 19.82 | 0.1064 |
Espace Mittelland | 21.84 | 21.81 | 23.48 | |
Northwestern Switzerland | 13.83 | 13.80 | 15.09 | |
Zurich | 17.95 | 17.86 | 22.50 | |
Eastern Switzerland | 14.53 | 14.63 | (9.62) | |
Central Switzerland | 8.53 | 8.57 | (681) | |
Ticino | 4.17 | 4.20 | (2.69) | |