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Table 2 Distribution of work-related factors by occupational class, stratified by gender.

From: Disability pension by occupational class - the impact of work-related factors: The Hordaland Health Study Cohort

 

Work-related factors

 

Part-time worka

Years in current occupationb

High physical demandsc

High job demandsd

Low job controle

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Occupational class

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

 

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p = 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

p < 0.001*

Administrators and professionals

(6.3)

(35.0)

(58.9)

(47.5)

(7.9)

(10.6)

(47.9)

(45.1)

(19.6)

(22.0)

Routine non-manual workers

(13.5)

(50.8)

(52.6)

(46.3)

(12.0)

(18.4)

(39.9)

(34.9)

(37.6)

(49.4)

Skilled manual workers

(17.7)

(73.6)

(71.8)

(48.3)

(51.5)

(59.4)

(29.9)

(32.1)

(46.3)

(62.3)

Unskilled manual workers

(15.8)

(69.7)

(71.4)

(35.8)

(58.3)

(46.0)

(35.3)

(30.1)

(62.8)

(80.7)

  1. * χ2 for differences between groups
  2. a Less than 37 hours per week
  3. b More than 14 years (mean) in current occupation
  4. c Walking/lifting and heavy manual work
  5. d Highest tertile of mean scores in tertiles, on demand sub-scale
  6. e Highest tertile of mean score in tertiles, on control sub-scale