Table 1 Distribution of sample characteristics with psychosocial well-being
From: The work–life balance and psychosocial well-being of South Korean workers
Characteristics | WHO well-being group n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Good well-being | Poor well-being | ||
Work-life balance | |||
Good | 15,927 (59.1) | 11,027 (40.9) | < 0.001 |
Poor | 4075 (46.3) | 4735 (53.7) | |
Work-related characteristics | |||
Job type | |||
White collar | 3619 (63.0) | 2125 (37.0) | < 0.001 |
Service | 9010 (61.3) | 5678 (38.7) | |
Blue collar | 7536 (48.1) | 8131 (51.9) | |
Weekly work hours | |||
≤ 47 | 13,322 (58.2) | 9576 (41.8) | < 0.001 |
48–52 | 3699 (56.5) | 2849 (43.5) | |
≥ 53 | 3065 (47.6) | 3370 (52.4) | |
Work intensity | |||
Low | 10,954 (55.7) | 8724 (44.3) | 0.341 |
High | 9098 (56.2) | 7100 (43.8) | |
Job autonomy | |||
high | 9502 (58.7) | 6672 (41.3) | < 0.001 |
low | 9200 (54.0) | 7832 (46.0) | |
Job insecurity | |||
secure | 18,344 (56.5) | 14,139 (43.5) | < 0.001 |
insecure | 717 (51.4) | 678 (48.6) | |
Support at work | |||
high | 16,226 (59.4) | 11,088 (40.6) | < 0.001 |
low | 2777 (43.1) | 3663 (56.9) | |
Individual characteristics | |||
Gender | |||
Male | 10,291 (55.7) | 8201 (44.3) | 0.404 |
Female | 9887 (56.1) | 7741 (43.9) | |
Age | |||
< 30 | 3098 (62.2) | 1882 (37.8) | < 0.001 |
30–39 | 5683 (61.7) | 3522 (38.3) | |
40–49 | 5840 (56.1) | 4564 (43.9) | |
≥ 50 | 5559 (48.2) | 5975 (51.8) | |
Education | |||
Below middle school | 1726 (39.9) | 2599 (60.1) | < 0.001 |
Graduate high school | 6859 (52.1) | 6306 (47.9) | |
Above college | 11,586 (62.2) | 7034 (37.8) | |
Income (KRW) | |||
< 1,000,000 | 2194 (47.6) | 2419 (52.4) | < 0.001 |
1,000,000–1,999,999 | 6341 (51.6) | 5947 (48.4) | |
2,000,000–3,000,000 | 5865 (58.8) | 4108 (41.2) | |
≥ 3,000,000 | 5356 (62.9) | 3160 (37.1) | |
Cohabitation status | |||
No | 2792 (53.6) | 2420 (46.4) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 17,386 (56.2) | 13,523 (43.8) | |
Contribution to household earnings | |||
Primary earner | 11,366 (53.6) | 9821 (46.4) | < 0.001 |
Secondary earner | 7281 (60.0) | 4863 (40.0) | |
Equally earner | 1397 (56.9) | 1060 (43.1) | |