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Table 1 General characteristics of study subjects N(%)

From: Working hours and depressive symptoms: the role of job stress factors

 

Working hours

 

Total

35–39

40

41–52

53–68

> 68

Total

23,197 (100.0)

644 (2.8)

10,497 (45.3)

7299 (31.5)

3653 (15.7)

1104 (4.8)

Gender

 Men

12,509 (53.9)

182 (1.5)

5524 (44.2)

3931 (31.4)

2105 (16.8)

767 (6.1)

 Women

10,688 (46.1)

462 (4.3)

4973 (46.5)

3368 (31.5)

1548 (14.5)

337 (3.2)

Age

 19–29

3025 (13.0)

109 (3.6)

1216 (40.2)

1029 (34.0)

569 (18.8)

102 (3.4)

 30–39

6357 (27.4)

111 (1.7)

3139 (49.4)

2034 (32.0)

887 (14.0)

186 (2.9)

 40–49

7062 (30.4)

160 (2.3)

3394 (48.1)

2219 (31.4)

1058 (15.0)

231 (3.3)

 50–59

4743 (20.4)

141 (3.0)

2095 (44.2)

1445 (30.5)

820 (17.3)

242 (5.1)

 60–69

1704 (7.3)

94 (5.5)

553 (32.5)

497 (29.2)

277 (16.3)

283 (16.6)

  ≥ 70

306 (1.3)

29 (9.5)

100 (32.7)

75 (24.5)

42 (13.7)

60 (19.6)

Education level

 Graduated high school or less

10,812 (46.6)

439 (4.1)

3701 (34.2)

3465 (32.0)

2349 (21.7)

858 (7.9)

 College

11,833 (51.0)

190 (1.6)

6428 (54.3)

3716 (31.4)

1263 (10.7)

236 (2.0)

 Higher than graduated college

552 (2.4)

15 (2.7)

368 (66.7)

118 (21.4)

41 (7.4)

10 (1.8)

Income (million KRW)

  < 1

1227 (5.3)

289 (23.6)

463 (37.7)

307 (25.0)

122 (9.9)

46 (3.7)

 1–1.99

8940 (38.5)

210 (2.3)

3467 (38.8)

2943 (32.9)

1671 (18.7)

649 (7.3)

 2–2.99

7091 (30.6)

82 (1.2)

3221 (45.4)

2363 (33.3)

1161 (16.4)

264 (3.7)

  ≥ 3

5939 (25.6)

63 (1.1)

3346 (56.3)

1686 (28.4)

699 (11.8)

145 (2.4)

Job category

 White collar

10,466 (45.1)

144 (1.4)

6438 (61.5)

3077 (29.4)

710 (6.8)

97 (0.9)

 Pink collar

5735 (24.7)

269 (4.7)

1668 (29.1)

1894 (33.0)

1506 (26.3)

398 (6.9)

 Blue collar

6996 (30.2)

231 (3.3)

2391 (34.2)

2328 (33.3)

1437 (20.5)

609 (8.7)

Employment status

 Full-time employee

18,860 (81.3)

305 (1.6)

9024 (47.8)

5984 (31.7)

2801 (14.9)

746 (4.0)

 Temporary employee

3229 (13.9)

233 (7.2)

1107 (34.3)

995 (30.8)

609 (18.9)

285 (8.8)

 Day employee

1108 (4.8)

106 (9.6)

366 (33.0)

320 (28.9)

243 (21.9)

73 (6.6)

Physical problem

 Yes

10,836 (46.7)

336 (3.1)

4314 (39.8)

3614 (33.4)

1961 (18.1)

611 (5.6)

 No

12,361 (53.3)

308 (2.5)

6183 (50.0)

3685 (29.8)

1692 (13.7)

493 (4.0)

Irregular working time

 Yes

3672 (15.8)

98 (15.2)

1150 (11.0)

1152 (15.8)

712 (19.5)

560 (50.7)

 No

19,525 (84.2)

546 (84.8)

9347 (89.0)

6147 (84.2)

2941 (80.5)

544 (49.3)

  1. Abbreviations: Korean Won, KRW