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Table 3 Working conditions of Australian working males: Wave 1 of the Ten to Men cohort

From: Psychosocial job quality, mental health, and subjective wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health

Characteristics

Summary measure

Job control (Mean, SD)

3.39 (1.56)

Job demands (Mean, SD)

3.88 (1.31)

Job security (Mean, SD)

3.95 (1.36)

Fair pay (Mean, SD)

3.60 (1.70)

Overall job quality (N, %)

 

 Optimal

3966 (36.11)

 1 adversity

4037 (36.76)

 2 adversities

2239 (20.39)

 3 or more adversities

740 (6.74)

  N

10,982

Employment arrangement (N, %)

 

 Permanent

7904 (69.9)

 Fixed term

1201 (10.6)

 Casual/temporary

454 (4.0)

 Self employed

1750 (15.5)

  N

11,309

Occupational skill level (N, %)

 High

4201 (38.4)

 Medium

3945 (36.1)

 Low

2798 (25.6)

  N

10,944

Working hours in all jobs (N, %)

 34 and under

1550 (14.7)

 35 to 40

3644 (35.4)

 41 to 48

1881 (18.3)

 49 to 59

1791 (17.4)

 60 h plus

1463 (14.2)

  N

10,329

More than one job (N, %)

 No

8976 (90.2)

 Yes

973 (9.8)

  N

9949

Night shift work (N, %)

 No

8695 (76.6)

 Yes

2652 (23.4)

  N

11,347