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Table 2 Results of work related health problems by contract type and level of job insecurity

From: Association between work-related health problems and job insecurity in permanent and temporary employees

Variables

 

Permanent

p-value*

Temporary

p-value*

  

Job insecurity

 

Job insecurity

 
  

Low

Moderate

High

 

Low

Moderate

High

 

All health problems

No

3,865 (79.3)

169 (70.4)

121 (67.6)

< 0.001

982 (71.5)

140 (68.0)

149 (75.3)

0.268

 

Yes

1,010 (20.7)

71 (29.6)

58 (32.4)

 

391 (28.5)

66 (32.0)

49 (24.7)

 

Physical health problems

No

3,925 (80.5)

170 (70.8)

124 (69.3)

< 0.001

994 (72.4)

142 (68.9)

149 (75.3)

0.361

 

Yes

950 (19.5)

70 (29.2)

55 (30.7)

 

379 (27.6)

64 (31.1)

49 (24.7)

 

 Backache

No

4,296 (88.1)

185 (77.1)

142 (79.3)

< 0.001

1,101 (80.2)

155 (75.2)

160 (80.8)

0.415

 

Yes

579 (11.9)

55 (22.9)

37 (20.7)

 

272 (19.8)

51 (24.8)

38 (19.2)

 

 Headache

No

4,429 (90.9)

196 (81.7)

150 (83.8)

< 0.001

1,210 (88.1)

175 (85.0)

175 (88.4)

0.415

 

Yes

446 (9.1)

44 (18.3)

29 (16.2)

 

163 (11.9)

31 (15.0)

23 (11.6)

 

 Abdominal pain

No

4,617 (94.7)

209 (87.1)

151 (84.4)

< 0.001

1,280 (93.2)

191 (92.7)

183 (92.4)

0.896

 

Yes

258 (5.3)

31 (12.9)

28 (15.6)

 

93 (6.8)

15 (7.3)

15 (7.6)

 

 Muscular pain

No

4,211 (86.4)

183 (76.3)

139 (77.7)

< 0.001

1,071 (78.0)

152 (73.8)

153 (77.3)

0.401

 

Yes

664 (13.6)

57 (23.8)

40 (22.3)

 

302 (22.0)

54 (26.2)

45 (22.7)

 

 Fatigue

No

4,214 (86.4)

179 (74.6)

140 (78.2)

< 0.001

1,090 (79.4)

157 (76.2)

156 (78.8)

0.580

 

Yes

661 (13.6)

61 (25.4)

39 (21.8)

 

283 (20.6)

49 (23.8)

42 (21.2)

 

 Psychological health problems

No

4,072 (83.5)

175 (72.9)

135 (75.4)

< 0.001

1,093 (79.6)

158 (76.7)

159 (80.3)

0.592

 

Yes

803 (16.5)

65 (27.1)

44 (24.6)

 

280 (20.4)

48 (23.3)

39 (19.7)

 

 Stress

No

4,093 (84.0)

175 (72.9)

137 (76.5)

< 0.001

1,105 (80.5)

158 (76.7)

161 (81.3)

0.406

 

Yes

782 (16.0)

65 (27.1)

42 (23.5)

 

268 (19.5)

48 (23.3)

37 (18.7)

 

 Sleeping problems

No

4,661 (95.6)

212 (88.3)

162 (90.5)

< 0.001

1,301 (94.8)

194 (94.2)

180 (90.9)

0.094

 

Yes

214 (4.4)

28 (11.7)

17 (9.5)

 

72 (5.2)

12 (5.8)

18 (9.1)

 

 Anxiety

No

4,708 (96.6)

216 (90.0)

164 (91.6)

< 0.001

1,309 (95.3)

196 (95.1)

182 (91.9)

0.121

 

Yes

167 (3.4)

24 (10.0)

15 (8.4)

 

64 (4.7)

10 (4.9)

16 (8.1)

 

 Depression

No

4,746 (97.4)

217 (90.4)

168 (93.9)

< 0.001

1,329 (96.8)

197 (95.6)

184 (92.9)

0.025

 

Yes

129 (2.6)

23 (9.6)

11 (6.1)

 

44 (3.2)

9 (4.4)

14 (7.1)

 
  1. *Calculated by chi-squared test.