Table 1 Sociodemographic/Economic and Occupational Characteristics of the Senior-Officers (n = 272) and Managerial Assistants (n = 739)
Variable | Senior Officers | Managerial Assistants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||
 30–39 | 108 | 39.7 | 320 | 43.3 |
 40–49 | 73 | 26.8 | 228 | 30.8 |
 50–60 | 91 | 33.5 | 191 | 25.9 |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 156 | 57.4 | 578 | 77.3 |
 Male | 116 | 42.6 | 168 | 22.7 |
Level of education | ||||
 GCE Ordinary Level passed | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.3 |
 GCE. Advanced level passed | 9 | 3.3 | 100 | 13.5 |
 Technical/diploma/vocational training | 128 | 47.1 | 397 | 53.7 |
 University degree | 24 | 8.8 | 64 | 8.7 |
 Postgraduate degree | 111 | 40.8 | 161 | 21.8 |
Average monthly salary (Rs) | ||||
 10,000–29,000 | 135 | 49.6 | 712 | 96.3 |
 30,000–49,000 | 107 | 39.4 | 27 | 3.7 |
  ≥ 50,000 | 30 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
Family income (Rs) | ||||
  ≤ 20,000 | 4 | 1.5 | 32 | 4.3 |
 21,000–59,000 | 160 | 58.8 | 612 | 82.8 |
 60,000–99,000 | 80 | 29.4 | 72 | 9.8 |
  ≥ 100,000 | 28 | 10.3 | 23 | 3.1 |
Occupational characteristics | ||||
 Duration of service in the current workplace (years) | ||||
   ≤ 5 | 178 | 65.4 | 457 | 61.8 |
  6–10 | 64 | 23.5 | 214 | 29 |
  11–20 | 19 | 7.1 | 40 | 5.4 |
   ≥ 21 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 3.8 |
 Average work hours per week (hours) | ||||
  40 | 60 | 22.1 | 255 | 34.5 |
  41–50 | 159 | 58.5 | 417 | 56.4 |
   ≥ 51 | 53 | 19.4 | 67 | 9.1 |
 Commuting distance (km) | ||||
   ≤ 10 | 67 | 24.6 | 200 | 27.1 |
  11–20 | 106 | 39 | 191 | 25.8 |
  21–30 | 39 | 14.3 | 113 | 15.3 |
  31–40 | 19 | 7 | 70 | 9.5 |
   ≥ 41 | 41 | 15.1 | 165 | 22.3 |
 Grade of work | ||||
  Special grade | 58 | 21.3 | 22 | 3 |
  Grade I | 89 | 32.7 | 189 | 25.6 |
  Grade II | 56 | 20.6 | 305 | 41.3 |
  Grade III | 69 | 25.4 | 223 | 30.1 |