Table 1.

Characteristics of the university employees involved in the study on evaluating computer workstation ergonomics, Jordan, September 2019–January 2020

Variable	Participants (N = 231)
	n	%
Gender
female	152	65.8
male	79	34.2
Age
20–29 years	46	19.9
30–39 years	93	40.3
40–49 years	54	23.4
50–59 years	38	16.5
Job type
academic	89	38.5
administrative	142	61.5
Employment duration
1–5 years	59	25.5
6–10 years	84	36.4
11–15 years	52	22.5
≥16 years	36	15.6
Level of education
secondary	3	1.3
diploma	57	24.7
bachelor	79	34.2
master	39	16.9
doctor	53	22.9
Computer workstation-related work pattern
intermittent	106	45.9
continuous	125	54.1
Computer-related work in the office
<1 h/day	25	10.8
1–2 h/day	38	16.5
3–5 h/day	94	40.7
>5 h/day	74	32.0
out of the office
<1 h/day	76	32.9
1–3 h/day	95	41.1
>3 h/day	60	26.0
Type of light(s)
general lightening in the room (ceiling)	205	88.7
over the office lightening	26	11.3
over task lightening	0	0.00
Office light intensity
very bright	37	16.0
moderate brightness	185	80.1
mild brightness	9	3.9
Screen glare
yes	159	68.8
no	72	31.2