Table 2.

Mean (standard deviation) scores from the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS)

Categories in the KOSS	Firefighter	Reference*
		(Q25-Q75)†
Job demand	43.5 (15.1)	50.1 (41.7-58.4)
Insufficient job control	48.6 (12.0)	50.1 (41.7-66.7)
Interpersonal conflict	35.8 (10.9)	33.4 (33.3-44.5)
Job insecurity	30.1 (16.7)	50.1 (33.4-66.7)
Organizational system	43.2 (12.8)	50.1 (41.7-66.7)
Lack of rewards	41.0 (12.5)	55.6 (33.4-66.7)
Occupational climate	36.7 (14.6)	41.7 (33.4-50.1)
Total	39.9 (8.8)	48.5 (42.5-54.8)

^*National Study for Development and Standardization of Occupational Stress

^†Quartiles.