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. 2015 Jul 23;53(6):542–552. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0021

Table 2. General and occupational characteristics of participants with absence due to accidents according to gender.

Male Female


No. of case*/total** % p-value No. of case*/total** % p-value
Total 55/1,807 3.0 13/542 2.4
Age (yr)
<30 5/198 2.5 0.961 10/394 2.5 0.334
30–39 24/713 3.4 1/109 0.9
40–49 16/574 2.8 2/31 6.5
≥50 10/321 3.1 0/8 0.0
Marital status
Never married 13/329 4.0 0.603 11/321 3.4 0.313
Married 31/1,215 2.6 2/171 1.2
Divorced or widowed 0/20 0.0 0/4 0.0
Educational status
≤Middle school 5/34 14.7 <0.001 1/10 10.0 0.298
High school 29/904 3.2 11/418 2.6
≥College 9/611 1.5 1/64 1.6
Sleeping time (h/d)
<6 12/207 5.8 0.120 4/49 8.2 0.049
6–8 31/1,228 2.5 8/382 2.1
≥9 0/32 0.0 1/61 1.6
Employment status
Regular 48/1635 2.9 0.411 10/486 2.1 0.081
Temporary 5/133 3.8 3/43 7.0
Shift work
No 30/752 4.2 0.002 0/48 0.0 0.619
Yes 15/951 1.7 13/482 2.7
Tenure
<1 5/60 8.3 0.043 3/32 9.4 0.104
1–4 8/172 4.6 4/169 2.4
5–9 10/351 2.8 5/223 2.2
≥10 29/1,160 2.5 1/104 1.0
Working h/wk
≤40 16/818 2.0 0.001 3/148 2.0 0.419
41–59 22/710 3.1 8/364 2.2
≥60 10/110 9.1 1/14 7.1

*The number of subjects experiencing absence due to accidents. **The number of participants; some responses were omitted. Based on the χ2 test or Fisher’s Exact test.