Table 3 Multivariable binominal logistic regression for factors associated with conflicts between work and family in Japanese and Egyptian women and men

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

0.96 (0.90–0.99)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.96 (0.95–0.98)

0.95 (0.93–0.97)

0.97 (0.96–0.99)

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

Education

   >  = university

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Junior high/ High

0.74 (0.39–1.40)

1.56 (0.83–2.95)

0.82 (0.58–1.15)

0.84 (0.60–1.17)

0.53 (0.37–0.77)

0.69 (0.47–0.98)

0.82 (0.59–1.14)

0.65 (0.46–0.91)

  Vocational

0.75 (0.53–1.08)

0.98 (0.71–1.43)

0.93 (0.67–1.31)

0.88 (0.63–1.23)

0.85 (0.62–1.16)

0.98 (0.73–1.41)

0.98 (0.74–1.35)

0.71 (0.52–0.96)

Marital status

  Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Divorced

1.07 (0.20–3.02)

0.91 (0.40–4.24)

0.23 (0.02–2.37)

0.81 (0.19–0.97)

0.57 (0.23–1.41)

0.80 (0.32–2.00)

1.37 (0.34–5.54)

0.62 (0.18–2.17)

  Widow

0.30 (0.06–1.55)

0.43 (0.09–2.02)

1.06 (0.45–6.60)

0.89 (0.13–1.56)

0.55 (0.25–1.21)

0.57 (0.25–1.27)

0.45 (0.11–1.18)

0.26 (0.05–1.36)

  Single

0.31 (0.09–0.96)

0.93 (0.30–2.83)

0.20 (0.02–0.87)

0.74 (0.62–0.87)

0.34 (0.15–0.77)

0.51 (0.22–1.17)

0.56 (0.27–0.98)

1.30 (0.86–3.02)

Living with spouse

0.52 (0.15–1.76)

0.90 (0.32–2.52)

0.35 (0.04–3.19)

0.81 (0.60–1.95)

0.69 (0.37–1.31)

0.73 (0.39–1.38)

1.13 (0.69–1.63)

0.94 (0.72–1.98)

Living with children

2.10 (1.25–3.54)

0.94 (0.61–1.77)

1.63 (1.19–2.23)

0.83 (0.60–1.14)

1.14 (0.84–1.55)

0.94 (0.68–1.28)

0.92 (0.76–1.63)

1.54 (0.98–2.26)

Living with father

0.28 (0.15–0.51)

0.31 (0.16–0.57)

0.79 (0.55–1.11)

0.98 (0.69–1.39)

0.72 (0.44–1.17)

0.92 (0.54–1.55)

1.11 (0.74–1.67)

0.73 (0.48–1.10)

Living with mother

1.65 (0.86–3.15)

1.45 (0.76–2.79)

1.12 (0.81–1.54)

0.85 (0.62–1.16)

1.15 (0.70–1.89)

1.25 (0.75–2.09)

1.30 (0.90–1.88)

1.24 (0.85–1.81)

Living with others

0.76 (0.43–1.14)

0.40 (0.23–1.69)

0.83 (0.55–1.81)

0.62 (0.42–1.12)

1.36 (1.03–2.44)

1.76 (0.83–2.74)

0.96 (0.58–1.60)

1.32 (0.75–2.30)

Living alone

0.64 (0.36–0.82)

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

0.61 (0.39–0.84)

0.82 (0.74–0.93)

1.78 (0.48–6.67)

1.20 (0.30–4.85)

1.70 (0.42–6.89)

1.70 (0.38–7.51)

Number of family members

0.94 (0.82–1.34)

1.48 (1.18–1.86)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

1.10 (0.97–1.25)

1.07 (1.00–1.14)

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

1.02 (0.89–1.15)

1.01 (0.93–1.10)

Children < 14 years old

1.78 (1.36–2.33)

1.14 (0.88–1.47)

1.54 (1.35–1.76)

1.22 (1.07–1.38)

1.03 (0.91–1.12)

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

1.03 (0.94–1.15)

Occupation

  Professional

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Clerks

0.97 (0.84–1.63)

0.59 (0.43–0.80)

1.22 (0.93–1.45)

0.99 (0.83–1.17)

0.94 (0.71–1.26)

0.76 (0.56–0.98)

1.15 (0.89–1.50)

1.05 (0.81–1.38)

  Technical/ manual

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0.80 (0.53–1.20)

0.65 (0.42–1.03)

1.40 (0.95–2.07)

1.40 (0.95–2.07)

Not regular daytime work

1.18 (0.78–1.81)

2.05 (1.31–3.22)

1.70 (1.21–2.40)

1.75 (1.25–2.47)

1.19 (0.86–1.66)

3.25 (2.23–4.72)

1.22 (0.89–1.68)

1.41 (1.02–1.96)

Job hours per day

1.07 (0.86–1.16)

1.37 (1.22–1.54)

1.07 (1.00–1.16)

1.22 (1.13–1.32)

1.07 (0.97–1.15)

1.19 (1.09–1.29)

1.18 (1.09–1.28)

1.16 (1.08–1.26)

Time to reach work

0.92 (0.76–1.12)

1.08 (0.62–1.36)

0.90 (0.80–1.22)

1.10 (1.02–1.19)

1.18 (0.91–1.57)

1.18 (1.03–1.31)

0.94 (0.79–1.39)

1.17 (1.02–1.28)

Working overtime/extra job

1.10 (0.99–1.75)

5.56 (2.89–8.70)

1.51 (1.17–1.96)

4.17 (3.08–5.65)

1.71 (1.24–2.36)

1.93 (1.39–2.70)

1.70 (1.34–2.15)

2.19 (1.73–2.78)