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Table 6 Distribution of job stress scales by nicotine dependence grade with job stress factors divided by reference scales

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

Reference scales by job stress factors

Nicotine dependence grade

Total

p-value*

Low

High

Total

1,600(83.3)

321(16.7)

1,921(100.0)

 

Job demand

 Less than 25 %

349 (21.8)

56 (17.4)

405 (21.1)

0.138

 25 % ~50 %

635 (39.7)

144 (44.9)

779 (40.5)

 50 % ~75 %

296 (18.5)

65 (20.2)

361 (18.8)

 More than 75 %

320 (20.0)

56 (17.5)

376 (19.6)

Job control

 Less than 25 %

385 (24.1)

99 (30.8)

485 (25.3)

0.016

 25 % ~50 %

656 (41.0)

117 (36.4)

773 (40.2)

 50 % ~75 %

272 (17.0)

40 (12.5)

312 (16.2)

 More than 75 %

286 (17.9)

65 (20.3)

351 (18.3)

Interpersonal conflict

 Less than 25 %

24 (1.5)

4 (1.2)

28 (1.5)

0.055

 25 % ~50 %

1,027 (64.2)

181 (56.4)

1,208 (62.9)

 50 % ~75 %

283 (17.7)

69 (21.5)

352 (18.3)

 More than 75 %

266 (16.6)

67 (20.9)

333 (17.3)

Job Insecurity

 Less than 25 %

291 (18.2)

58 (18.1)

349 (18.2)

0.985

 25 % ~50 %

1,061 (66.3)

212 (66.0)

1,273 (66.3)

 50 % ~75 %

-

-

-

 More than 75 %

248 (15.5)

51 (15.9)

299 (15.5)

Organization system

 Less than 25 %

564 (35.3)

93 (29.0)

657 (34.2)

0.059

 25 % ~50 %

572 (35.7)

120 (37.4)

692 (36.0)

 50 % ~75 %

233 (14.6)

46 (14.3)

279 (14.5)

 More than 75 %

231 (14.4)

62 (19.3)

293 (15.3)

Lack of reward

 Less than 25 %

694 (43.4)

124 (38.6)

818 (42.6)

0.237

 25 % ~50 %

346 (21.6)

66 (20.6)

412 (21.4)

 50 % ~75 %

263 (16.4)

59 (18.4)

322 (16.8)

 More than 75 %

297 (18.6)

72 (22.4)

369 (19.2)

Occupational climate

 Less than 25 %

939 (58.7)

191 (59.5)

1,130 (58.8)

0.935

 25 % ~50 %

-

-

-

 50 % ~75 %

505 (31.6)

98 (30.5)

603 (31.4)

 More than 75 %

156 (9.7)

32 (10.0)

188 (9.8)

Sum of 7 factors

 Less than 25 %

860 (53.7)

149 (46.4)

1,009 (52.5)

0.107

 25 % ~50 %

401 (25.1)

91 (28.4)

492 (25.6)

 50 % ~75 %

202 (12.6)

46 (14.3)

248 (12.9)

 More than 75 %

137 (8.6)

35 (10.9)

172 (9.0)

  1. *: p-value was calculated by Chisq-test with nicotine dependence grade in reference scale of job stress factor