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. 2015 Dec 26;54(3):237–245. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0191

Table 2. Sociodemographic and structural factors and well-being of female respondents.

Total Well-being p-value*

High Low


N N % N %
Total 13,980 8,023 57.4 5,957 42.6
Age (years) ≤29 2,871 1,766 61.5 1,105 38.5 <0.001
30–39 3,995 2,445 61.2 1,550 38.8
40–49 4,191 2,373 56.6 1,818 43.4
50–59 1,992 1,019 51.2 973 48.8
≥60 931 420 45.1 511 54.9
Education Middle school 1,849 810 43.8 1,039 56.2 <0.001
High school 5,714 3,196 55.9 2,518 44.1
Junior college 2,744 1,695 61.8 1,049 38.2
College or higher 3,673 2,322 63.2 1,351 36.8
Monthly income (KRW) <1 million 3,043 1,502 49.4 1,541 50.6 <0.001
1–1.99 million 7,525 4,430 58.9 3,095 41.1
2–2.99 million 2,300 1,399 60.8 901 39.2
≥3 million 1,112 692 62.2 420 37.8
Smoking Non-smoker 12,793 7,321 57.2 5,472 42.8 0.156
Current smoker 393 244 62.1 149 37.9
Ex-smoker 794 458 57.7 336 42.3
Alcohol consumption Non-drinker 5,008 2,700 53.9 2,308 46.1 <0.001
Moderate drinker 7,647 4,665 61.0 2,982 39.0
Excessive drinker 1,325 658 49.7 667 50.3
Occupation White collar 5,995 3,779 63.0 2,216 37.0 <0.001
Blue collar 3,161 1,494 47.3 1,667 52.7
Pink collar 4,824 2,750 57.0 2,074 43.0
Working time ≤40 6,317 3,588 56.8 2,729 43.2 0.149
41–52 4,392 2,540 57.8 1,852 42.2
53–60 2,310 1,363 59.0 947 41.0
≥61 961 532 55.4 429 44.6
Employment contract Standard 9,969 5,962 59.8 4,007 40.2 <0.001
Contingent 4,011 2,061 51.4 1,950 48.6
Shift work Absent 13,073 7,547 57.7 5,526 42.3 0.002
Present 907 476 52.5 431 47.5
Number of employees ≤4 4,645 2,709 58.3 1,936 41.7 <0.001
5–49 6,932 3,865 55.8 3,067 44.2
50–299 1,887 1,165 61.7 722 38.3
≥300 516 284 55.0 232 45.0
Job dissatisfaction Low 10,445 6,631 63.5 3,814 36.5 <0.001
High 3,535 1,392 39.4 2,143 60.6
Job insecurity Low 13,134 7,580 57.7 5,554 42.3 0.002
High 846 443 52.4 403 47.6
Lack of social support Low 10,492 6,422 61.2 4,070 38.8 <0.001
High 3,488 1,601 45.9 1,887 54.1
Work intensity Low 8,691 5,085 58.5 3,606 41.5 0.001
High 5,289 2,938 55.5 2,351 44.5
Insufficient job autonomy Low 6,673 3,876 58.1 2,797 41.9 0.112
High 7,307 4,147 56.8 3,160 43.2
Lack of reward Low 10,425 6,510 62.4 3,915 37.6 <0.001
High 3,555 1,513 42.6 2,042 57.4
Discrimination No 12,448 7,207 57.9 5,241 42.1 0.001
Yes 1,532 816 53.3 716 46.7
Violence at work No 13,194 7,674 58.2 5,520 41.8 <0.001
Yes 786 349 44.4 437 55.6

*Chi-square test for comparison between high and low well-being.