Table 3 Bivariate associations of working hours and other measures with self-rated health by men and women pooled over seven years (2005–2011) in the Korean Labour and Income Panel Study
From: Working hours and self-rated health over 7 years: gender differences in a Korean longitudinal study
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good health | Poor health | P-valuea | Good health | Poor health | P-value | |
Age | ||||||
20–45 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 71.0 | 29.0 | ||
≥46 | 61.4 | 38.7 | <0.001 | 43.2 | 56.8 | <0.001 |
Working hours | ||||||
20–35 h | 51.0 | 49.0 | 45.7 | 54.3 | ||
36–40 h | 69.4 | 30.6 | 64.4 | 35.6 | ||
41–52 h | 71.4 | 28.6 | 66.2 | 33.8 | ||
53–68 h | 69.7 | 30.3 | 56.1 | 43.9 | ||
≥69 h | 65.6 | 34.4 | <0.001 | 46.2 | 53.8 | <0.001 |
Work day | ||||||
≤5 days | 69.6 | 30.4 | 61.9 | 38.1 | ||
>5 days | 69.0 | 31.1 | 0.56 | 60.5 | 39.5 | 0.42 |
Job status | ||||||
Regular | 71.6 | 28.4 | 65.9 | 34.1 | ||
Temporary | 64.3 | 35.7 | 48.1 | 51.9 | ||
Day labor | 50.5 | 49.5 | <0.001 | 35.8 | 64.2 | <0.001 |
Work Schedule | ||||||
Day work | 67.4 | 32.6 | 51.0 | 49.0 | ||
Shift/night work | 69.6 | 30.4 | 0.16 | 61.8 | 38.2 | 0.002 |
Job satisfaction | ||||||
Yes | 70.6 | 29.4 | ||||
No | 56.3 | 43.7 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Education | ||||||
Less than high school | 52.5 | 47.5 | 37.2 | 62.8 | ||
High school | 67.9 | 32.1 | 62.7 | 37.3 | ||
University or more | 75.3 | 24.8 | <0.001 | 75.5 | 24.5 | <0.001 |
Monthly wage | ||||||
1 (lowest quintile) | 50.0 | 50.0 | 44.3 | 55.7 | ||
2 | 58.2 | 41.8 | 27.9 | 30.3 | ||
3 | 66.3 | 33.7 | 68.8 | 31.2 | ||
4 | 69.5 | 30.5 | 77.2 | 22.8 | ||
5 (highest quintile) | 75.4 | 24.6 | <0.001 | 72.1 | 27.9 | <0.001 |
Smoking | ||||||
Yes | 67.9 | 32.1 | 37.1 | 62.9 | ||
No | 45.4 | 41.7 | 0.006 | 61.4 | 38.6 | 0.004 |
Drinking | ||||||
Yes | 69.8 | 30.2 | 55.3 | 49.1 | ||
No | 66.4 | 33.6 | 0.03 | 43.7 | 50.9 | <0.001 |