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. 2019 Jun 8;58(1):54–62. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0036

Table 1. Participant demographics by standard and non-standard working arrangement.

Participant characteristics Total Standard hours(N=48) Non-standard hours(N=72) p Works ≤38 h(N=85) Works >38 h (N=35) p Works beyond contracted hours (No)(N=36) Works beyond contracted hours (Yes)(N=84) p
N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Age (yr) 0.098 0.066 0.952
18–24 34 28.3 19 39.5 15 20.8 22 25.9 12 34.3 11 30.6 23 27.4
25–34 25 20.9 7 14.5 18 25.0 16 18.8 9 25.7 8 22.3 17 20.2
35–44 27 22.5 8 16.6 19 26.4 18 21.2 9 25.7 8 22.3 19 22.6
45+ 34 28.3 14 29.2 20 27.8 29 34.1 5 14.3 9 25.0 25 29.8
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Gender 0.243 0.001* 0.196
Female 87 72.5 32 66.7 55 76.4 69 81.2 18 72.5 29 80.6 58 69.0
Male 33 27.5 16 33.3 17 23.6 16 18.8 17 27.5 7 19.4 26 31.0
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Level of education 0.354 0.398 0.102
High School/TAFE 19 15.9 8 16.7 11 15.3 11 12.9 8 22.9 7 19.4 12 14.3
Undergraduate 78 65.0 31 64.6 47 65.3 58 68.3 20 57.1 27 75.0 51 60.7
Postgraduate 10 8.3 6 12.5 4 5.5 8 9.4 2 5.7 1 2.8 9 10.7
Unknown/Missing 13 10.8 3 6.2 10 13.9 8 9.4 5 14.3 1 2.8 12 14.3
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Years since graduation 0.941 0.224 0.003*
1 yr 41 34.2 16 33.3 25 34.7 32 37.6 9 25.7 21 58.3 20 23.8
2 yr 34 28.3 15 31.3 19 26.4 22 25.9 12 34.3 7 19.4 27 32.1
3 yr 30 25.0 11 22.9 19 26.4 23 27.1 7 20.0 6 16.7 24 28.6
4 yr + 15 12.5 6 12.5 9 12.5 8 9.4 7 20.0 2 5.6 13 15.5
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Income (annual) 0.152 0.008* 0.002*
<$40,000 31 25.8 13 27.1 18 25.0 24 28.2 7 20.0 10 27.8 21 25.0
40,001–60,000 25 20.9 8 16.7 17 23.6 19 22.4 6 17.1 5 13.8 20 23.8
60,001–80,000 37 30.8 16 33.3 21 29.2 30 35.3 7 20.0 11 30.6 26 31.0
>80,000 21 17.5 6 12.5 15 20.8 8 9.4 13 37.1 4 11.1 17 20.2
Unknown/Missing 6 5.0 5 10.4 1 1.4 4 4.7 2 5.8 6 16.7 0 0
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Self-reported sleep per night 0.422 0.674 0.316
<7 h 27 22.5 9 33.3 18 66.7 20 23.5 7 20.0 6 16.7 21 25.0
>7 h 93 77.5 39 41.9 54 58.1 67 76.5 28 80.0 30 83.3 63 75.0
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Working hours per week 0.153 - 0.049*
≤38 h 85 70.8 37 77.1 48 66.7 - - - - 30 83.3 55 65.5
>38 h 35 28.2 11 22.9 24 29.2 - - - - 6 16.7 29 34.5
120 100 100 100 100 100
Works beyond contracted hours 0.061 0.049* -
Yes 84 70.0 29 60.4 55 76.4 30 35.3 6 17.1 - - - -
No 36 30.0 19 39.6 17 23.6 55 64.7 29 82.9 - - - -
120 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Self-reported general health
Poor 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Fair 7 5.8 1 2.1 6 8.3 5 5.8 2 5.8 1 2.8 6 7.1
Good 50 41.7 18 37.5 32 44.4 34 40.0 16 45.7 17 47.2 33 39.3
Very good 51 42.5 24 50.0 27 37.6 40 47.1 11 31.4 16 44.4 35 41.7
Excellent 12 10.0 5 10.4 7 9.7 6 7.1 6 17.1 2 5.6 10 11.9
120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

*p-value signifcant at 0.05 level. ^No χ2 performed due to low cell count.