Table 1.
Description of participants in each occupational category with respect to demographic background variables.
| Variable | Occupational group |
Chi2/F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| So (n = 77) | E (n = 52) | R (n = 38) | Se (n = 5) | |||
| Sex (n, women) | 64 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 72.8 | <.001 |
| Age [years, M (SD)] | 43.2 (11.2) | 40.6 (10.7) | 40.5 (11.7) | 46.2 (9.0) | 1.0 | .384 |
| Marital status (n, married/cohabiting) | 43 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 6.8 | .344 |
| Education level | 29.4 | <.001 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle school | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| High school/Occupational education | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | ||
| College/University (<3 years) | 30 | 14 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (≥3 years) | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Managerial responsibility (n, no) | 68 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 5.2 | .525 |
| Seniority in the current workplace [year, M (SD)] | 5.6 (3.7) | 6.9 (6.1) | 4.2 (3.8) | 15.2 (10.2) | 7.6 | <.001 |
| Size of the work group (n) | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | <.001 | |
Note: So = Social workers; E = Technical workers; R = Restaurant employees; Se = Security personnel.