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Table 3 Independent Variables: descriptive statistics

From: Job stress and interpersonal relationships cross country evidence from the EU15: a correlation analysis

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Demographic

 Male

.487

.499

0

1

 Age1

.267

.442

0

1

 Age2

.533

.498

0

1

 Age3

.196

.397

0

1

 Age4

.002

.043

0

1

 Has a spouse or a partner

.611

.487

0

1

 Has a child

.394

.488

0

1

 Low level of education

.243

.429

0

1

 Middle level of education

.678

.467

0

1

 High level of education

.078

.269

0

1

 End meet

3.13

1.273

1

6

Job characteristics

 Permanent job

.780

.414

0

1

 Part time job

.265

.441

0

1

 How many hours1

.161

.368

0

1

 How many hours2

.691

.461

0

1

 How many hours3

.116

.320

0

1

 How many hours4

.030

.17

0

1

 Health risk

.263

.440

0

1

 Work affects health1

.120

.326

0

1

 Work affects health2

.277

.447

0

1

 Work affects health3

.601

.489

0

1

 External Contacts

.256

.436

0

1

 Work and Family

.829

.376

0

1

 Trade Union

.532

.498

0

1

 Job satisfaction

.855

.351

0

1

Relationships on the job

 Colleagues Support1

.752

.431

0

1

 Colleagues Support2

.157

.364

0

1

 Colleagues Support3

.089

.285

0

1

 Manager Support1

.614

.486

0

1

 Manager Support2

.206

.404

0

1

 Manager Support3

.178

.383

0

1

 Colleagues Cooperation

1.61

.778

1

5

 Get on well Colleagues

1.529

.721

1

5

Relationships outside the job

 Volunteering

.285

.451

0

1

 Recreational activities

.755

.429

0

1

Job sector

 Private

.700

.457

0

1

 Public

.234

.423

0

1

 Other

.064

.246

0

1

Kind of occupation

 Armed forces

.003

.062

0

1

 Managers

.032

.177

0

1

 Professionals

.123

.329

0

1

 Technicians

.125

.330

0

1

 Clerical

.121

.326

0

1

 Service sales

.247

.431

0

1

 Skilled agricultural forestry fish

.012

.112

0

1

 Craft trades

.113

.316

0

1

 Plant machine

.077

.268

0

1

 Elementary occupation

.141

.348

0

1