Characteristics of the study sample in terms of demographic characteristics and workload from paid and unpaid work in 2008 (wave 2, SLOSH data)
| All | Women | Men | |
| Age (%) | |||
| Early adulthood (19–34) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 7.06 |
| Middle life (35–49) | 30.6 | 32.1 | 28.69 |
| Mature adulthood (50–70) | 60.5 | 51.3 | 64.25 |
| Sex (% females) | 58.0 | ||
| Civil status (% married or cohabiting) | 79.7 | 78.4 | 81.56 |
| Children at home (%) | 40.9 | 41.9 | 39.6 |
| SEI (%) | |||
| Unskilled manual workers | 14.8 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| Skilled manual workers | 14.4 | 12.4 | 17.1 |
| Assistant non-manual employees | 12.6 | 16.5 | 7.1 |
| Intermediate non-manual employees | 31.5 | 34.0 | 27.9 |
| Higher non-manual employees | 20.5 | 19.1 | 22.8 |
| Self-employed | 6.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 |
| Full-time work (%) | 77.4 | 67.6 | 90.7 |
| Work schedule (%) | |||
| Day time | 78.0 | 76.5 | 80.1 |
| Night work | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Shift work excl. nights | 15.8 | 4.32 | 3.13 |
| Paid working hours per week (%) | |||
| <37 | 25.2 | 32.2 | 16.1 |
| 37–39 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| 40–49 | 50.4 | 46.8 | 55.3 |
| 50–59 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 15.2 |
| 60+ | 6.9 | 4.9 | 9.5 |
| Unpaid working hours per week (%) | |||
| <8 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 30.2 |
| 8–14 | 26.9 | 24.5 | 30.1 |
| 15–21 | 22.4 | 26.6 | 17.1 |
| 22–28 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 9.6 |
| 29+ | 18.1 | 21.9 | 13.1 |
| Total working hours per week (%) | |||
| <42 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
| 42–57 | 34.2 | 31.3 | 37.9 |
| 58–67 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 22.9 |
| 68–80 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 17.6 |
| >80 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
SEI, Swedish socio-economic classification; SLOSH, Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health.