Table 1

Description of the police sample


Frequency
 Per cent
 Per cent total police population in Norway
 Significance
Gender
 Women
 501
 15.7
 17.9
 χ2 = 4.6 *

Men
 2,692
 84.3

Age (years)
 Total sample (102 did not answer)
 3,170



20–29
 509
 16.1


30–39
 1,175
 37.1


40–49
 1,047
 33.0


50–59
 430
 13.6

Marital status
 Single
 342
 10.6


Married/common law
 2,715
 84.3


Separated/divorced
 164
 5.1

Rank
 Upper management
 96
 2.9
 9.6
 χ2 = 144.3***

Middle management
 1,034
 31.7
 32.3
 χ2 = ns

Non-management
 2,128
 65.3
 58.1
 χ2 = 49.3***
Service
 Rural police districts
 870
 26.6
 23.0
 χ2 = 24.3 ***

Urban police districts
 2,399
 73.4
 77.0
Main task
 Investigation
 1,379
 43.4


Uniformed policing
 1,286
 40.5


Administration
 513
 16.1

Inhabitants
 > 50,000
 1,626
 51.2


20,000 – 50,000
 648
 20.4


5,000 – 20,000
 728
 22.9


< 5,000
 175
 5.5

Note. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.

Berg et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:26   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-26

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