Table 1.
Main characteristics of the total sample (N = 1078) subdivided into shared and open-plan offices. The percentages of the two samples are indicated in square brackets.
| Background Information | Shared Offices | Open-Plan Offices | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 269 (45) | 188 (39) |
| Male | 328 (55) | 293 (61) | |
| City | Milan | 11 (2) | 28 (6) |
| Turin | 464 (78) | 378 (79) | |
| Cuneo | 5 (1) | 10 (2) | |
| Rome | 27 (5) | 31 (6) | |
| Naples | 88 (15) | 34 (7) | |
| Other | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Age range | 18–25 | 23 (4) | 26 (5) |
| 26–35 | 170 (28) | 182 (38) | |
| 36–50 | 187 (31) | 98 (20) | |
| 51–65 | 212 (36) | 175 (36) | |
| 65+ | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Professional sector | Technical | 118 (20) | 104 (22) |
| Engineering | 177 (30) | 124 (26) | |
| Management | 42 (7) | 37 (8) | |
| Administration | 152 (25) | 139 (29) | |
| Creative, design and architecture | 46 (8) | 30 (6) | |
| Sales and public affairs | 9 (2) | 20 (4) | |
| Teaching | 4 (1) | 2 (0) | |
| Other | 49 (8) | 25 (5) | |
| Number of people in the offices | From 2 to 5 (shared) | 597 (55) | - |
| From 6 to 20 (medium open-plan) | - | 467 (43) | |
| From 21 to 200 (large open-plan) | - | 14 (1) | |