Table 3.

Psychosocial factors associated with absence.

Variable		N	Absence (days/month)				χ2 p-value	Attributable risk
			0		≥1
Work environment	Excellent	44	34	77%	10	23%	<0.001	12%
	Good	174	127	73%	47	27%
	Fair	164	107	65%	57	35%
	Do not know	60	29	48%	31	51%
Clarity of responsibilities	Very well clear	148	121	82%	27	18%	<0.001	34%
	Well clear	150	101	67%	49	33%
	Fairly clear	128	61	48%	67	52%
	Do not know	16	11	69%	5	31%
Work satisfaction	Very well satisfied	86	72	84%	14	16%	<0.001	29%
	Well satisfied	175	124	71%	51	29%
	Fairly satisfied	132	73	55%	59	45%
	Do not know	49	24	49%	25	51%
Rating of managers	Excellent	123	93	76%	30	24%	<0.001	18%
	Good	187	125	67%	62	33%
	Fair	108	63	58%	45	42%
	Do not know	24	11	46%	13	54%
Relation type with co-workers	Excellent	169	117	69%	52	31%	0.12	10%
	Good	219	147	67%	72	33%
	Fair	51	30	59%	21	41%
	Do not know	3	0	0%	3	100%