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Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects N (%)

From: Relationship between Work Hours and Smoking Behaviors in Korean Male Wage Workers

Variables

Weekly work hours

Total

p-value

Short*

Reference†

Long‡

Total

100(4.9)

1209(59.2)

735(36.0)

2044

 

Age (years)

25-34

7(7.0)

353(29.2)

220(29.9)

580

<.0001

35-44

24(24.0)

414(34.2)

259(35.2)

697

 

45-54

39(39.0)

305(25.2)

173(23.5)

517

 

55-64

30(30.0)

137(11.3)

83(11.3)

250

 

Marital status

Married

68(68.0)

934(77.3)

545(74.2)

1547

0.056

Unmarried

32(32.0)

275(22.8)

190(25.9)

497

 

Education

≤Junior high school

46(46.0)

122(10.2)

110(15.0)

278

<.0001

High school

27(27.0)

372(30.8)

305(41.5)

704

 

≥College

27(27.0)

715(59.1)

320(43.5)

1062

 

Occupation

Non-manual

22(22.0)

666(55.1)

248(33.7)

936

<.0001

Manual

78(78.0)

543(44.9)

487(66.3)

1108

 

Employment type

Precarious

84(84.0)

254(21.0)

130(17.7)

468

<.0001

Non-precarious

16(16.0)

955(79.0)

605(82.3)

1576

 

Tenure (years) (Mean±S.D)

7.1±8.6

8.7±8.1

6.4±6.4

 

<.0001

Shift work

Yes

1(1.0)

108(8.9)

151(20.5)

260

<.0001

No

99(99.0)

1101(91.1)

584(79.5)

1784

 

Job satisfaction

     

Low

35(35.0)

102(8.4)

102(13.9)

239

<.0001

Average

44(44.0)

550(45.5)

376(51.2)

970

 

High

21(21.0)

557(46.1)

257(35.0)

835

 

Smoking in 2007

Yes

65(65.0)

629(52.0)

441(60.0)

1135

0.001

No

35(35.0)

580(48.0)

294(40.0)

909

 

Smoking in 2008

Yes

66(66.0)

670(55.4)

451(61.4)

1187

0.019

No

34(34.0)

539(44.6)

284(38.6)

857

 

Alcohol drinking

Yes

87(87.0)

1023(84.6)

627(85.3)

1737

0.776

No

13(13.0)

186(15.4)

108(14.7)

307

 
  1. *Weekly work hours less than 35, †Weekly work hours 35 or more, less than 52, ‡Weekly work hours more than 52.