Table 3 Distribution of reference scales of job stress by occupational characteristics
From: A study on the relationship between job stress and nicotine dependence in Korean workers
Characteristics | Reference score group | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 25 % | 25 % ~ 50 % | 50 % ~ 75 % | More than 75 % | ||
Total (n = 4,639) | 2,647(57.0) | 918(19.8) | 680(14.7) | 394(8.5) | |
Employment type | |||||
Regular | 2,395(57.4) | 823(19.7) | 598(14.4) | 356(8.5) | 0.28 |
Contract | 179(53.4) | 71(21.2) | 62(18.5) | 23(6.9) | |
Part-time/temporary | 73(55.3) | 24(18.2) | 20(15.1) | 15(11.4) | |
Working hour (/week) | |||||
Under 40 | 114(67.8) | 24(14.3) | 21(12.5) | 9(5.4) | <0.01 |
40 ~ 43 | 1,252(61.9) | 361(17.9) | 265(13.1) | 144(7.1) | |
44 ~ 47 | 416(62.6) | 121(18.2) | 86(13.0) | 41(6.2) | |
48 ~ 55 | 508(50.6) | 236(23.5) | 166(16.5) | 94(9.4) | |
Over 56 | 357(45.7) | 176(22.5) | 142(18.2) | 106(13.6) | |
Job typea | |||||
White-collar | 1,630(65.7) | 413(16.6) | 286(11.5) | 154(6.2) | <0.01 |
Blue-collar | 1,017(47.2) | 505(23.4) | 394(18.3) | 240(11.1) | |
Industry type | |||||
Manufacturing | 1,781(54.1) | 718(21.8) | 489(14.8) | 307(9.3) | 0.1 |
Non-manufacturing | 866(64.4) | 200(14.9) | 191(14.2) | 87(6.5) | |
Position | |||||
Rank-and-file worker | 1,576(53.2) | 564(19.1) | 505(17.1) | 314(10.6) | <0.01 |
Assistant manager/ deputy manager | 564(59.0) | 207(21.6) | 124(13.0) | 61(6.4) | |
Manager or higher | 507(70.0) | 147(20.3) | 51(7.1) | 19(2.6) | |
Industry size (person/site) | |||||
Under 50 | 267(57.1) | 91(19.4) | 78(16.7) | 32(6.8) | <0.01 |
50 ~ 99 | 948(57.0) | 354(21.3) | 225(13.5) | 136(8.2) | |
100 ~ 299 | 600(52.7) | 248(21.8) | 187(16.4) | 104(9.1) | |
Over 300 | 832(60.8) | 225(16.4) | 190(13.9) | 122(8.9) | |
Existence of break | |||||
No | 702(53.0) | 248(18.7) | 233(17.6) | 141(10.7) | <0.01 |
Yes | 1,945(58.7) | 670(20.2) | 447(13.5) | 253(7.6) | |