Table 3.
Work life characteristics and monthly income status of the participants
| Workers with OD | Workers with no OD | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance tested using the chi-square test | |||||
| Sector | n: 146 | % | n: 52 | % | |
| Industry | 124 | 84.9 | 46 | 88.5 | .07 |
| Service | 24 | 15.1 | 6 | 11.5 | |
| Member of a labor union | |||||
| Yes | 50 | 34.2 | 27 | 51.9 | .01 |
| No | 96 | 65.8 | 25 | 48.1 | |
| Duration of work (year) | |||||
| 0-4.9 | 48 | 33.1 | 18 | 34.6 | |
| 5-9.9 | 44 | 30.3 | 12 | 23.1 | .04 |
| >10 | 53 | 36.6 | 22 | 42.3 | |
| Working status after OD council report | |||||
| Working in the same workplace and at the same job (Group a) | 23 | 15.8 | 34 | 65.4 | p<.001 |
| Working in the same workplace but at a different job (Group b) | 34 | 23.3 | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Working in a different workplace (Group c) | 39 | 26.7 | 5 | 9.6 | |
| Unemployed (Group d) | 50 | 34.2 | 12 | 23.1 | |
| Perceived change in monthly income | |||||
| No change | 69 | 47.2 | 38 | 73.0 | .02 |
| Increased | 5 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Decreased | 72 | 49.3 | 13 | 25.0 | |