Table 4.
Work Organization Characteristics, Women in Farmworker Families, North Carolina (n = 133).
| Work Organization Characteristics | Often/Always Yes | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n | % | Mean | SD | Range | |
| Psychological Demand | 6.80 | 2.48 | 3.0-12.0 | ||
| Given enough time to complete job* | 75 | 56.4 | |||
| Job is very hectic | 60 | 45.1 | |||
| Job requires working very fast | 58 | 43.6 | |||
| Asked to do excessive amount | 36 | 27.1 | |||
| Skill Variety | 6.57 | 2.40 | 4.0-16.0 | ||
| Job involves repetitive work* | 97 | 72.9 | |||
| Job allows variety of activities | 17 | 12.8 | |||
| Job requires creativity | 16 | 12.0 | |||
| Job requires learning new things | 7 | 5.3 | |||
| Job Control | 3.96 | 1.45 | 3.0-12.0 | ||
| Job allows say about activities | 6 | 4.5 | |||
| Job allows freedom | 5 | 3.8 | |||
| Job allows decision making | 4 | 3.0 | |||
| Vulnerability | 0.30 | 0.81 | 0.0-5.0 | ||
| Concerned about your safety on your job, but were afraid to voice your concern | 11 | 8.3 | |||
| Made to feel that you could be easily replaced by a boss or supervisor | 11 | 8.3 | |||
| Afraid of being fired, even though you did nothing wrong | 7 | 5.3 | |||
| Treated in a discriminatory or unjust way on your job | 6 | 4.5 | |||
| Felt defenseless against unfair treatment directed toward you on your job | 5 | 3.8 | |||
| Benefits | 0.39 | 1.13 | 0.0-5.0 | ||
| Paid vacation | 14 | 10.6 | |||
| Paid holiday | 14 | 10.6 | |||
| Health insurance | 10 | 7.6 | |||
| Paid sick leave | 9 | 6.8 | |||
| Retirement plan | 4 | 3.0 | |||
| Work Safety Climate | 16.77 | 5.04 | 8.0-27.0 | ||
| Workers are regularly made aware of dangerous work practices or conditions | 65 | 49.2 | |||
| Workers' safety practices are very important to management | 56 | 42.4 | |||
| Workers receive instructions on safety when hired | 51 | 38.9 | |||
| Proper safety equipment is always available | 50 | 38.2 | |||
| Taking risks is not a part of my job | 47 | 35.6 | |||
| Workers are regularly praised for safe conduct | 37 | 28.0 | |||
| Workers attend regular safety meetings | 29 | 22.0 | |||
| Supervisors do as much as possible to make my job safe** | 28 | 21.2 | |||
| Workers have almost total control over personal safety*** | 115 | 87.1 | |||
| The possibility of being injured at work in the next 12 months is very likely*** | 96 | 74.4 | |||
*
Reverse scored.
**
Versus those who responded, “they could do more to make my job safe” or “they are only interested in doing the job fast and cheaply.”
***
Not included in summary score because they were not positive associated with the total score.