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Table 1 Participants’ general and work-related characteristics

From: Fatigue and related factors among hotel workers: the effects of emotional labor and non-standard working hours

Variables

Total (N = 1,016)

Male (N = 620)

Female (N = 396)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age(years)*

   

  20-29

328 (32.3)

142 (22.9)

186 (47.0)

  30-39

310 (30.5)

197 (31.8)

113 (28.5)

  40-49

195 (19.2)

153 (24.7)

42 (10.6)

  ≥50

183 (18.0)

128 (20.6)

55 (13.9)

Marital status*

   

  Married

524 (51.6)

373 (60.2)

151 (38.1)

  Single

492 (48.4)

247 (39.8)

245 (61.9)

Smoking*

   

  No

680 (66.9)

301 (48.5)

379 (95.7)

  Yes

336 (33.1)

319 (51.5)

17 (4.3)

Alcohol drinking*

   

  No

229 (22.5)

92 (14.8)

259 (34.6)

  Yes

787 (77.5)

528 (85.2)

137 (65.4)

Regular exercise*

   

  No

282 (27.8)

138 (22.3)

144 (36.4)

  Yes

734 (72.2)

482 (77.7)

252 (63.6)

Daily sleeping hours

   

  ≤6

516 (50.8)

309 (49.8)

207 (52.3)

  >6

500 (49.2)

311 (50.2)

189 (47.7)

Sleep satisfaction*

   

  Satisfied

533 (52.5)

363 (58.5)

170 (42.9)

  Not satisfied

483 (47.5)

257 (41.5)

226 (57.1)

BMI(kg/m2)*

   

  <25

781 (76.9)

422 (68.1)

359 (90.7)

  ≥25

235 (23.1)

198 (31.9)

37 (9.3)

Department*

   

  Guest services

196 (19.3)

97 (15.6)

99 (25.0)

  Housekeeping

53 (5.2)

25 (4.0)

28 (7.1)

  Dining hall

312 (30.7)

157 (25.3)

155 (39.1)

  Kitchen

236 (23.2)

201 (32.4)

35 (8.8)

  Back office

139 (13.7)

62 (10.0)

77 (19.4)

  Grounds

80 (7.9)

78 (12.6)

2 (0.5)

Work tenure(years)*

   

  ≤9

487 (48.0)

243 (39.2)

244 (61.6)

  10-19

295 (29.0)

189 (30.5)

106 (26.8)

  ≥20

234 (23.0)

188 (30.3)

46 (11.6)

Weekly working hours

   

  ≤39

334 (32.9)

216 (34.8)

118 (29.8)

  40-59

607 (59.7)

348 (56.1)

259 (65.4)

  ≥60

75 (7.4)

56 (9.0)

19 (4.8)

Shift work

   

  No

429 (42.2)

268 (43.2)

161 (40.7)

  Yes

587 (57.8)

352 (56.8)

235 (59.3)

Overtime work

   

  No

502 (49.4)

291 (46.9)

211 (53.3)

  Yes

514 (50.6)

329 (53.1)

185 (44.7)

Work intensity

   

  Low

595 (58.6)

376 (60.6)

219 (55.3)

  High

421 (41.4)

244 (39.4)

177 (44.7)

Emotional effort*

   

  Low (Q1)

298 (29.3)

200 (32.3)

98 (24.7)

  Middle (Q2)

256 (25.2)

161 (26.0)

95 (24.0)

  High (Q3)

253 (24.9)

157 (25.3)

96 (24.2)

  Very high (Q4)

209 (20.6)

102 (16.5)

107 (27.0)

Emotional disharmony

   

  Low (Q1)

235 (23.1)

150 (24.2)

85 (37.0)

  Middle (Q2)

274 (27.0)

161 (26.0)

113 (28.5)

  High (Q3)

240 (23.6)

162 (26.1)

78 (19.7)

  Very high (Q4)

267 (26.3)

147 (23.7)

120 (30.3)

  1. *p < 0.001, p < 0.05 by chi-square test.
  2. Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 indicate 1st quartile, 2nd quartile, 3rd quartile, and 4th quartile.