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Table 1 Prevalence of psychosocial work factors, other occupational exposures and work injury according to occupational groups

From: Role of working conditions in the explanation of occupational inequalities in work injury: findings from the national French SUMER survey

 

Professionals, managers

Associate professionals, technicians

Clerks, service workers

Blue-collar workers

Chi-2 value p-value

Men (N)

5082

6408

3574

11,819

 

Prevalence (%)

Low decision latitude

20.3

38.0

62.1

56.8

929***

Low skill discretion

21.9

38.1

63.6

55.7

797***

Low decision authority

41.2

54.7

70.0

69.0

517***

High psychological demands

65.6

50.5

37.7

36.7

515***

Low social support

38.6

40.7

43.4

44.2

19***

Low social support (from supervisors)

40.5

40.1

42.7

44.1

13**

Low social support (from colleagues)

64.8

66.2

65.8

66.3

1

Job strain

13.6

19.9

24.8

22.0

83***

Isostrain

9.1

13.2

16.5

14.5

47***

Low reward

44.9

51.4

53.4

48.8

29***

Low esteem

42.8

46.9

50.1

46.0

19***

Job insecurity

44.7

44.0

41.6

44.4

4

Low job promotion

36.7

46.4

48.4

43.0

59***

Long working hours

25.2

9.0

5.1

4.1

798***

Night work

1.2

3.4

8.8

8.0

205***

Shift work

3.5

12.0

23.7

23.0

489***

Unsociable work days

13.5

14.7

32.1

17.8

304***

Low predictability

31.3

31.4

36.4

33.3

14**

Physical violence

0.8

1.4

5.6

1.3

166***

Bullying

19.8

22.6

25.1

21.7

16**

Verbal abuse

16.1

22.9

34.5

14.4

378***

Demands for responsibility

49.2

52.3

45.0

61.4

173***

Biological exposure

6.7

14.2

28.7

15.2

345***

Chemical exposure

6.9

24.9

26.5

60.6

2321***

Physical exposure

21.1

41.6

45.4

78.3

2144***

Noise

14.8

31.4

29.9

65.4

1913***

Thermic constraints

6.1

19.7

30.2

44.5

1040***

Radiations

3.1

5.0

2.1

5.7

48***

Controlled air/space

30.3

19.7

18.5

10.0

428***

Biomechanical exposure

27.1

36.4

44.7

74.0

1727***

Manual materials handling

8.0

29.1

36.7

68.6

2556***

Postural/articular constraints

49.6

63.1

77.0

90.3

1169***

Vibrations

1.3

8.1

8.0

39.6

2020***

Driving

37.6

46.2

35.6

56.7

324***

Work injury

    

195***

 0

99.0

96.2

92.6

89.0

 

 1

1.0

3.1

6.7

9.7

 

 2

0.0

0.7

0.6

1.1

 

 > =3

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

 

Women (N)

2811

5666

9311

2291

 

Prevalence (%)

Low decision latitude

24.6

46.0

66.9

79.3

1095***

Low skill discretion

27.3

47.1

68.7

78.3

944***

Low decision authority

42.4

62.8

74.1

80.3

497***

High psychological demands

65.7

50.4

41.5

36.6

255***

Low social support

37.6

39.9

40.0

49.4

33***

Low social support (from supervisors)

38.8

41.9

39.3

46.4

19***

Low social support (from colleagues)

61.6

63.7

63.4

70.6

19***

Job strain

16.7

24.7

28.7

30.0

84***

Isostrain

10.6

15.6

17.7

21.7

57***

Low reward

46.6

51.1

49.1

50.4

6

Low esteem

43.2

45.2

42.9

44.8

4

Job insecurity

42.1

42.8

37.0

44.9

33***

Low job promotion

39.1

46.9

47.3

44.2

22***

Long working hours

11.8

2.5

1.6

1.7

265***

Night work

0.6

2.1

2.3

3.5

30***

Shift work

3.1

14.7

14.8

27.6

265***

Unsociable work days

8.3

15.9

19.2

19.0

83***

Low predictability

24.4

28.5

33.6

30.4

43***

Physical violence

0.7

3.6

1.7

0.9

45***

Bullying

22.7

22.1

22.5

23.7

1

Verbal abuse

25.7

31.0

26.2

13.3

94***

Demands for responsibility

35.1

38.1

29.2

32.3

62***

Biological exposure

12.1

30.6

34.5

25.7

228***

Chemical exposure

5.6

20.1

31.3

52.0

744***

Physical exposure

16.6

23.2

25.6

48.6

221***

Noise

10.8

17.7

20.0

37.0

276***

Thermic constraints

4.7

4.7

7.8

22.2

101***

Radiations

1.4

3.2

1.1

1.3

65***

Controlled air/space

28.7

21.4

16.0

14.4

135***

Biomechanical exposure

27.1

32.6

42.6

51.8

214***

Manual materials handling

5.8

22.6

32.8

47.4

605***

Postural/articular constraints

55.3

64.3

78.6

92.7

474***

Vibrations

0.4

0.6

1.3

8.0

319***

Driving

20.1

19.7

11.9

15.2

104***

Work injury

    

52***

 0

98.8

97.3

95.6

93.9

 

 1

1.2

2.5

3.9

5.7

 

 2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.4

 

 > =3

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

 
  1. Rao-Scott chi-square test
  2. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001
  3. %: weighted %