Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of N = 374 female cleaning professionals in Norway (1999)
| N | % | |
| Age | ||
| ≤30 | 57 | 16.1 |
| 31–39 | 78 | 22.0 |
| 40–49 | 118 | 33.2 |
| 50–59 | 78 | 22.0 |
| 60 + | 24 | 6.8 |
| Missing | 19 | 5.1 |
| Total | 355 | 100.0 |
| Work experience (years) | ||
| 0–4 | 104 | 28.3 |
| 5–14 | 147 | 40.1 |
| 15+ | 116 | 31.6 |
| Missing | 7 | 1.9 |
| Total | 367 | 100.0 |
| Working time | ||
| Full-time | 319 | 85.3 |
| Part-time | 55 | 14.7 |
| Total | 374 | 100.0 |
| Family status | ||
| Single | 100 | 26.7 |
| Not single (married/cohabitating) | 274 | 73.3 |
| Total | 374 | 100.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Not ethnic Norwegian | 50 | 13.7 |
| Ethnic Norwegian | 316 | 86.3 |
| Missing | 8 | 2.1 |
| Total | 366 | 100.0 |
| Work organisational factors: | ||
| Working alone/in a pair/in a team | ||
| Working alone | 277 | 77.2 |
| Working in a pair | 46 | 12.8 |
| Working in a team | 36 | 10.0 |
| Missing | 15 | 4.0 |
| Total | 359 | 100.0 |
| Contact with colleagues at the workplace | ||
| Every day | 205 | 55.9 |
| Every week/minimum once a month | 74 | 20.2 |
| More seldom/never | 88 | 24.0 |
| Missing | 7 | 1.2 |
| Total | 367 | 100.0 |
| Contact with manager at the workplace | ||
| Every day | 58 | 15.9 |
| Every week/minimum once a month | 219 | 59.8 |
| More seldom/never | 89 | 24.3 |
| Missing | 8 | 2.1 |
| Total | 366 | 100.0 |