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Table 1 Sample population demographics

From: The development and initial validation of a new working time scale for full-time workers with non-standard schedules

 

Sample 1

Sample 2

Sample 3

DOT (n = 174)

DOC (n = 112)

MFG (n = 99)

Characteristics

N (%)

M (SD)

N (%)

M (SD)

N (%)

M (SD)

Age

 

44.9 (10.4)

 

42.4 (6.5)

 

48.9 (12.2)

 22–29

17 (10.1)

 

0

 

6 (6.1)

 

 30–39

34 (20.2)

 

44 (40.4)

 

15 (15.1)

 

 40–49

48 (28.6)

 

49 (45.0)

 

21 (21.2)

 

 50–59

63 (37.5)

 

16 (14.7)

 

26 (26.3)

 

 60+

6 (3.6)

 

0

 

20 (20.2)

 
 

6 missing

 

3 missing

 

11 missing

 

Tenure

 

10.3 (10.1)

 

15.2 (5.2)

 

15.8 (10.1)

< 1–10

108 (62.8)

 

14 (12.5)

 

27 (27.3)

 

11–20

30 (17.4)

 

85 (75.9)

 

27 (27.3)

 

21–30

23 (13.4)

 

13 (11.6)

 

29 (29.3)

 

31 or more

11 (6.4)

 

0

 

5 (5.1)

 
 

2 missing

 

0 missing

 

11 missing

 

Gender

 Male

165 (94.8)

 

88 (78.6)

 

49 (49.5)

 

 Female

5 (2.9)

 

23 (20.5)

 

47 (47.5)

 
 

4 missing

 

1 missing

 

3 missing

 

Race / Ethnicity

 White, European Descent

120 (69.0)

 

67 (59.8)

 

65 (65.7)

 

 Black, African American, African

22 (12.6)

 

22 (19.6)

 

9 (9.1)

 

 American Indian, Alaska Native

1 (0.6)

 

1 (0.9)

 

2 (2.0)

 

 Other Race or Multiracial

22 (12.6)

 

18 (16.1)

 

19 (19.2)

 
 

9 missing

 

4 missing

 

4 missing

 

Education

 Less than high school

1 (0.6)

 

0

 

2 (2.0)

 

 High school graduate

98 (56.3)

 

20 (17.9)

 

22 (22.2)

 

 Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED)

11 (6.3)

 

2 (1.8)

 

4 (4.0)

 

 Some college, technical school, or certification program

46 (26.4)

 

41 (36.6)

 

23 (23.2)

 

 College degree

15 (8.6)

 

49 (45.0)

 

42 (29.1)

 
 

3 missing

 

0 missing

 

6 missing

 

Job Title

 Supervisor

6 (3.5)

 

112 (100)

 

21 (21.2)

 

 Non-supervisor

164 (96.4)

 

0

 

68 (68.7)

 
 

4 missing

 

0 missing

 

10 missing

 

Family Income

 $10,000 - $24,999

1 (0.6)

 

0

 

9 (9.0)

 

 $25,000 - $49,999

15 (8.6)

 

0

 

16 (16.2)

 

 $50,000 - $74,999

51 (29.3)

 

5 (4.5)

 

14 (14.1)

 

 $75,000 - $99,999

37 (21.3)

 

23 (20.5)

 

15 (15.2)

 

 $100,000 - $149,999

45 (25.9)

 

50 (44.6)

 

20 (20.2)

 

 More than $150,000

15 (8.6)

 

27 (30.4)

 

14 (14.1)

 
 

10 missing

 

0 missing

 

11 missing

 

Financial Situation

 Able to live comfortably

53 (30.5)

 

31 (27.7)

 

38 (38.4)

 

 Meet basic expenses with a little left over for extras

61 (35.1)

 

56 (50.0)

 

29 (29.3)

 

 Just meet basic expenses

44 (25.3)

 

22 (19.6)

 

27 (27.3)

 

 Don’t even have enough to meet basic expenses

8 (4.6)

 

3 (2.7)

 

2 (2.0)

 
 

8 missing

 

0 missing

 

3 missing

 

Marital Status

 Married or live with a partner

109 (62.6)

 

88 (78.6)

 

65 (65.7)

 

 Widowed

3 (1.7)

 

0

 

2 (2.0)

 

 Divorced or separated

26 (14.9)

 

13 (11.6)

 

13 (13.1)

 

 Single, never married

31 (17.8)

 

11 (9.8)

 

17 (17.2)

 
 

5 missing

 

0 missing

 

2 missing

 

Works Other Jobs

 Yes

69 (39.7)

 

27 (24.1)

 

12 (12.1)

 

 No

101 (58.0)

 

85 (75.9)

 

82 (82.8)

 
 

4 missing

 

0 missing

 

5 missing

 
  1. DOT Department of Transportation, DOC Department of Corrections, MFG Manufacturing