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Table 3 Occupational characteristics of study population according to economic activity status

From: Factors related to the physician and the employer influencing successful return to work in Korea: results from the first panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI)

 

Return to work group

Non-return to work group

p-value

N = 1412 (% = 70.6)

N = 588 (% = 29.4)

Occupational category

  

0.0241

 Non-manual

151 (10.7)

35 (36.0)

 

 Manual

1161 (82.2)

513 (87.2)

 

 Other

100 (37.1)

40 (36.8)

 

Size of enterprise (number of workers)

  

0.0114

 <5

305 (21.6)

150 (25.5)

 

 5 ~ 9

342 (24.2)

154 (26.2)

 

 10 ~ 29

368 (26.1)

159 (27.0)

 

 ≥30

397 (28.1)

125 (21.3)

 

Working status

  

< 0.0001

 Regular

851 (60.3)

249 (42.4)

 

 Temporary

166 (11.8)

102 (17.4)

 

 Daily

389 (27.6)

236 (40.1)

 

 Self-employed/employer

6 (0.4)

1 (0.1)

 

Type of employment

  

0.0408

 Full-time

1365 (96.7)

551 (94.7)

 

 Part-time

47 (3.3)

31 (5.3)

 

Shift work

  

0.2778

 Yes

167 (11.8)

59 (10.0)

 

 No

1245 (88.2)

529 (90.0)

 

Employment contract

  

0.0003

 Yes

725 (51.4)

250 (42.5)

 

 No

687 (48.7)

338 (57.5)

 

Mean of working days per month

21.81 ± 5.09

21.79 ± 5.92

0.9463

Mean of working hours per day

9.40 ± 2.47

9.51 ± 2.50

0.3300