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. 2023 Jun 3;96(7):1015–1027. doi: 10.1007/s00420-023-01985-6

Table 2.

Participant demographic information

% Mean (SD) Range
Age (years) 42.28 (.90) 19–64
Gender
 Female 82.9
 Male 17.1
Ethnicity
 White British 79.3
 White Irish .7
 White Other 14.3
 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups .7
 Asian/British—Indian 3.6
 Asian/Asian British—Pakistani .7
 Any other ethnic group .7
Employment type
 Permanent 87.9
 Fixed Term 8.6
 Contractor 3.6
Role type
 Executive or Senior 26.7
 Professional 50.4
 Support 22.9
Number of days working from home per week 4.29 (.90) 2–6
Number of working hours in a day 8.74 (1.92) 7–24
Number of breaks typically taken per day 3.68 (1.33)
0 .7
 1 22.9
2 22.1
 3 30.0
 4 10.7
 5+ 13.6
Number of times left designated work area to take a break 2.66 (1.45)
0 0
1 31.4
2 16.4
 3 22.9
4 12.9
 5+ 16.4
Number of times going outside to take a break 1.20 (.54)
0 0
1 85.7
2 9.3
3 4.3
 4 .7
5+ 0
Productivity 3.92 (.46) 2.57–5.00
Wellbeing 21.09 (3.15) 9.51–35.00