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Table 1 Prevalence of hearing problems in relation to different work-related stressors.

From: Stress and prevalence of hearing problems in the Swedish working population

Employment-related threats

Prevalence of hearing problems

Relationship between threats and hearing problems;

Kendall's τ-b and p-value

 

No problems

N (row %)

Either tinnitus or hearing loss N (row %)

Both tinnitus and hearing loss

N (row %)

 

Risk of being moved to another work/job against ones will (N = 9,054).

0.076 p < 0.0001

Yes

997 (61)

514 (31)

126 (8)

 

No

5,209 (70)

1,801 (24)

407 (6)

 

Threats of getting fired (N = 8,616).

0.055 p < 0.001

Yes

714 (62)

345 (30)

85 (7)

 

No

5,232 (70)

1,818 (24)

422 (6)

 

Threats of bankruptcy (N = 8,385)

0.018 p = 0.105

Yes

247 (65)

106 (28)

25 (7)

 

No

5,556 (69)

1,999 (25)

452 (6)