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Table 1 Demographic and occupational characteristics of study population

From: A study on the relationship between job stress and nicotine dependence in Korean workers

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Total

4,639

100.0

Age (years)

 Under 29

1,327

28.6

 30 ~ 39

1,965

42.4

 40 ~ 49

1,007

21.7

 Over 50

340

7.3

Gender

 Female

1,090

23.5

 Male

3,549

76.5

Education (years)

 Middle school (≤9)

211

4.5

 High school (≤12)

1,896

40.9

 College(≤16)

2,348

50.6

 Graduate(16 <)

184

4.0

Marital status

 Single

1,945

41.9

 Married

2,648

57.1

 Divorced/Separated

46

1.0

Employment type

 Regular

4,172

89.9

 Contract

335

7.2

 Part-time/temporary

132

2.9

Working hour (/week)

 Under 40

168

3.6

 40 ~ 43

2,022

43.7

 44 ~ 47

664

14.3

 48 ~ 55

1,004

21.6

 Over 56

781

16.8

Job type

 White-collar

2,483

53.5

 Blue-collar

2,156

46.5

Industry type

 Manufacturing

3,295

71.0

 Non-manufacturing

1,344

29.0

Position

 Rank-and-file worker

2,959

63.8

 Assistant manager/ deputy manager

956

20.6

 Manager or higher

724

15.6

Industry size (person/site)

 Under 50

468

10.1

 50 ~ 99

1,663

35.9

 100 ~ 299

1,139

24.5

 Over 300

1,369

29.5

Existence of break

 No

1,324

28.5

 Yes

3,315

71.5