Table 2 Comparison of the working environment of study subjects according to employment status
From: Association between employment status and self-rated health: Korean working conditions survey
Characteristics | Employment status | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Permanent n = 27564 | Non-permanent n = 7219 | |||
Labor time | <40 | 10,764 (39.1) | 3,664 (50.8) | <0.001 |
per week (hours) | 40–52 | 9,482 (34.4) | 1,576 (21.8) | |
>52 | 7,318 (26.5) | 1,978 (27.4) | ||
Work type | White Collar | 12,486 (45.3) | 718 (9.9) | <0.001 |
Pink Collar | 6,970 (25.3) | 2,674 (37.0) | ||
Blue Collar | 8,107 (29.4) | 3,827 (53.0) | ||
Shift work | No | 2,689 (90.2) | 726 (89.9) | 0.442 |
Yes | 24,875 (9.8) | 6,492 (10.1) | ||
Tenure | <1 | 2,649 (9.6) | 2,893 (40.1) | <0.001 |
1–10 | 20,075 (72.8) | 3,689 (51.1) | ||
>10 | 4,840 (17.6) | 638 (8.8) | ||
Job satisfaction | No | 6,298(22.8) | 3,062(42.4) | <0.001 |
Yes | 21,266(77.2) | 4,157(57.6) | ||
Job instability | No | 26,677(96.8) | 6,086(84.3) | <0.001 |
Yes | 887(3.2) | 1,133(15.7) | ||
Physical factors | ||||
Noise | No | 20,654(74.9) | 5,107(70.7) | <0.001 |
Yes | 69106(25.1) | 2,112(29.3) | ||
Vibration | No | 21,791(79.1) | 5,199(72.0) | <0.001 |
Yes | 5,773(20.9) | 2,020(28.0) | ||
Ergonomic factors | ||||
Positions | No | 14,695(53.3) | 2,661(36.9) | <0.001 |
Yes | 12,868(46.7) | 4,558(63.1) | ||
Moving people | No | 25,160(91.3) | 6,353(88.0) | <0.001 |
Yes | 2,403(8.7) | 866(12.0) | ||
Moving heavy loads | No | 19,219(69.7) | 3,523(48.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 8,345(30.3) | 3,696(51.2) | ||
Standing | No | 12,127(44.0) | 1,579(21.9) | <0.001 |
Yes | 15,437(56.0) | 5,640(78.1) | ||
Repetitive hand or arm | No | 9,674(35.1) | 1,592(22.1) | <0.001 |
Yes | 17,890(64.9) | 5,626(77.9) | ||