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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and working schedules of study participants

From: Psychosocial workload and stress in the workers’ representative

  

Total; N= 309

Gender

Male

225

72.80%

 

Female

84

27.20%

Age

18-24 and 25 - 34

32

10.40%

 

35-44

81

26.20%

 

45-54

143

46.30%

 

55+

47

15.20%

 

No answer

6

1.19%

Working hours per week

35+ h/week

287

92.90%

 

15-34 h/week

20

6.50%

 

< 15 h/week

2

0.60%

Company size

0 - 100

33

10.70%

 

100 - 500

90

20.10%

 

500 - 1000

60

19.40%

 

1000 - 1500

16

5.20%

 

1500 - 2000

12

3.90%

 

> 2000

98

31.70%

Kind of work

Mostly desk work

215

69.60%

 

Mostly physically work

14

4.50%

 

About equally

80

35.90%

 

No answer

0

0.00%

Education

Secondary school certificate

4

1.30%

 

Completed vocational training

237

76.70%

 

College degree

21

8.70%

 

No answer

41

13.30%

Kind of employee's representative

Full-time works council member

113

36.60%

 

Volunteer works council member

196

56.00%

Industry

Metal-working

235

75.50%

 

Service

36

11.70%

 

IT

7

2.30%

 

Chemical

18

5.90%

 

Textile

8

2.60%

 

Others

3

1.00%

KdB92 Classification

Storage management

11

3.60%

Chemistry

4

1.30%

 

Metal producing and working

29

9.40%

 

Metal, machinist or similar

80

25.90%

 

Electronics or similar

25

8.10%

 

Machinist and engine driver

8

2.60%

 

Engineer

20

6.50%

 

Technical profession (engineer, chemist)

33

10.70%

 

Service

21

6.80%

 

Organisation and management (leadership role)

20

6.50%

 

Business employees

47

15.20%

 

Health sector

4

1.30%

 

Social and educational profession

4

1.30%

 

No answer

3

1.00%

  1. Sum total may not be 100% due to rounding.