From: Work profiles of older employees in Germany-results from the lidA-cohort study
Index | Scales/ items included (weighting factor) | Descriptives |
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Physical exposure | Proportion of working time: sitting (1); bending, kneeling/ lying/working above head (1); lifting heavy loads (1); repetitive movements (1) | 50.0 (50.0)a |
Working time quality | Shift work (1); night shifts per month (1); having another job (1) | 100.0 (33.3)a |
Work intensity | COPSOQ-Scale „quantitative demands – 4 items “(2); frequency of interruptions at work (1) | 47.6 (25.5)b |
Skills & discretion | COPSOQ-Scale „influence at work – 3 items “(1); COPSOQ-Scale „possibilities for development – 3 items “(1) | 50.8 (21.6)b |
Social environment | COPSOQ-Scale „support from colleagues – 2 items “(1); ERI item: receiving acknowledgment from colleagues (1) | 69.7 (29.0)b |
Quality of leadership | COPSOQ-Scale „quality of leadership – 3 items “(3); ERI-item stress due to lack of recognition from superior (1) | 61.1 (22.2)b |
Continued education | Participation in continued education in the last 12 months: 0 = no, 1 = yes | .20c |
Earnings | Monthly equivalised household net income | 16.2 (7.5)b |
Prospects | Open ended or fixed-term work contract (1); recent job cuts/dismissals in enterprise (1); risk of losing one’s job (1); promotion prospects (1); chances for occupational advancement (1) | 60.0 (20.0)a |