Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the unemployed and of prison inmates.


Unemployed (N = 69)
 Prison inmates (N = 52)
 p1
 1-β2
ES3 = 0.1
 1-β
ES = 0.3
 1-β
Obs4




%
 %



Age
 15–24
 31.8
 21.6
 < 0.001
 0.131
 0.799
 0.961

25–34
 13.6
 49.0




35–44
 24.2
 15.7




45 or more
 30.3
 13.7



Native of Luxembourg
 Yes
 30.3
 40.8
 0.331
 0.196
 0.910
 0.227

No
 69.7
 59.2



Dependants
 No
 51.5
 59.6
 0.489
 0.196
 0.910
 0.146

Yes
 48.5
 40.4



Situation of the spouse
 No spouse
 53.8
 63.3
 0.322
 0.152
 0.849
 0.275

Working
 30.8
 18.4




Not working
 15.4
 18.4



Sex
 Female
 37.9
 0.0




Male
 62.1
 100.0



Married or co-habiting
 Yes
 49.3
 39.2
 0.363
 0.196
 0.910
 0.200

No
 50.7
 60.8



Considers self to be unwell
 Yes
 21.2
 18.0
 0.846
 0.196
 0.910
 0.073

No
 78.8
 82.0



Level of education
 Lower level
 34.5
 55.8
 0.009
 0.152
 0.849
 0.841

Average level
 36.2
 36.5




Higher level
 29.3
 7.7



No. hours of further education
 None
 58.0
 71.1
 0.033
 0.152
 0.849
 0.726

Less than 400
 29.0
 8.9




400 or more
 13.0
 20.0



Experience of working (months)
 None
 42.0
 11.8
 < 0.001
 0.152
 0.849
 0.962

Less than 24
 31.9
 33.3




24 or more
 26.1
 54.9



Occupational status sought
 Management
 17.3
 4.9
 0.002
 0.152
 0.849
 0.969

Employee
 44.2
 19.5




Labourer
 38.5
 75.6



Driving licence
 Yes
 67.7
 46.2
 0.031
 0.196
 0.910
 0.667

No
 32.3
 53.8



1p: Significance level of Chi square test; 21-β: Power of the Chi square test for given effect size; 3ES: Effect size; 41-β Obs: Observed power of the Chi square test.

Baumann et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:214   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-214