Table 4 Comparison of working environment of study subjects according to self-rated health
From: Association between employment status and self-rated health: Korean working conditions survey
Characteristics | Self-rated health | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good n = 25032 | Poor n = 9751 | |||
Labor time | <40 | 10,920 (43.6) | 3,508 (36.0) | <0.001 |
per week (hours) | 40–52 | 7,857 (31.4) | 3,201 (32.8) | |
>52 | 6,255 (25.0) | 3,042 (31.2) | ||
Work type | White Collar | 10,223 (40.8) | 2,981 (30.6) | <0.001 |
Pink Collar | 7,050 (28.2) | 2,595 (26.6) | ||
Blue Collar | 7,759 (31.0) | 4,175 (42.8) | ||
Shift work | No | 2,367 (9.5) | 1,049 (10.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 22,666 (90.5) | 8,702 (89.2) | ||
Tenure | <1 | 4,071 (16.3) | 1,470 (15.1) | <0.001 |
1–10 | 17,164 (68.6) | 6,599 (67.7) | ||
>10 | 3,796 (15.2) | 1,682 (17.2) | ||
Employment status | Permanent | 20,464(81.8) | 7,100(72.8) | |
Precarious | 4,568(18.2) | 2,651(27.2) | ||
Job satisfaction | No | 5,400(21.6) | 3,960(40.6) | <0.001 |
Yes | 19,632(78.4) | 5,790(59.4) | ||
Job instability | No | 23,747(94.9) | 9,016(92.5) | <0.001 |
Yes | 1,285(5.1) | 735(7.5) | ||
Physical factors | ||||
Noise | No | 19,792(79.1) | 7,198(73.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 5,240(20.9) | 2,553(26.2) | ||
Vibration | No | 18,953(75.7) | 6,808(69.8) | <0.001 |
Yes | 6,079(24.3) | 2,943(30.2) | ||
Ergonomic factors | ||||
Positions | No | 13,655(54.6) | 3,701(38.0) | <0.001 |
Yes | 11,377(45.4) | 6,050(62.0) | ||
Moving people | No | 22,799(91.1) | 8,714(89.4) | <0.001 |
Yes | 2,233(8.9) | 1,036(10.6) | ||
Moving heavy loads | No | 17,235(68.9) | 5,507(56.5) | <0.001 |
Yes | 7,797(31.1) | 4,244(43.5) | ||
Standing | No | 10,320(41.2) | 3,386(34.7) | <0.001 |
Yes | 14,712(58.8) | 6,365(65.3) | ||
Repetitive hand or arm | No | 8,501(34.0) | 2,766(28.4) | <0.001 |
Yes | 16,531(66.0) | 6,985(71.6) | ||