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Table 3 Results of the Job Content Questionnaire from private and public workers

From: Psychosocial Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among White and Blue-collar Workers at Private and Public Sectors

 

PrWC (n = 84)

PrBC (n = 83)

PuWC (n = 47)

p-value

 

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

Passive

14(16.7)

10.2 - 26.1

4(4.8)

1.9 - 11.7

5(10.6)

4.6 - 22.6

0.046

Low strain

20(23.8)

16.0 - 33.9

22(26.5)

18.2 - 36.9

11(23.4)

13.6 - 37.2

High strain

21(25.0)

17.0 - 35.2

7(8.4)

4.1 - 16.4

10(21.3)

12.0 - 34.9

Active

29(34.5)

25.2 - 45.2

37(44.6)

34.4 - 55.3

21(44.7)

31.4 - 58.8

  1. Number of cases (%). 95% confidence interval (CI 95%). and statistical results (chi square test) are presented.
  2. Private white-collar – PrWC, private blue-collar – PrBC, public white-collar – PuWC.