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. 2019 Nov 1;58(3):265–275. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0126

Table 4. Correlation between OWH and SWH.

Objective working hours
≥1 to 35 h/w Under-estimation (%)c ≥ 35 to 50 h/w Under-estimation (%) ≥ 50 to 60 h/w Under-estimation (%) ≥ 60 h/w Under-estimation (%)




N (%)a N (%) N (%) N (%)
Subjective working hours All employees ≥1 to 35 h/w 245 (77.0)b - 360 (16.2) 537 (14.1) 22 (6.0)
≥35 to 50 h/w 62 (19.5) 1,736 (78.2) 16.2 2,717 (71.6) 155 (42.3)
≥50 to 60 h/w 5 (1.6) 95 (4.3) 433 (11.4) 85.7 149 (40.7)
≥60 h/w 6 (1.9) 29 (1.3) 110 (2.9) 40 (10.9) 89.0

Sex Men ≥1 to 35 h/w 55 (68.8) - 132 (11.7) 401 (14.1) 16 (4.8)
≥35 to 50 h/w 23 (28.8) 913 (81.2) 11.7 2,007 (70.6) 143 (42.9)
≥50 to 60 h/w 1 (1.3) 62 (5.5) 348 (12.2) 84.7 138 (41.4)
≥60 h/w 1 (1.3) 17 (1.5) 88 (3.1) 36 (10.8) 89.1

Women ≥1 to 35 h/w 190 (79.8) - 228 (20.8) 136 (14.3) 6 (18.2)
≥35 to 50 h/w 39 (16.4) 823 (75.1) 20.8 710 (74.5) 12 (36.4)
≥50 to 60 h/w 4 (1.7) 33 (3.0) 85 (8.9) 88.8 11 (33.3)
≥60 h/w 5 (2.1) 12 (1.1) 22 (2.3) 4 (12.1) 87.9

Job category Manegerial ≥1 to 35 h/w 2 (33.3) - 29 (10.9) 66 (8.6) 14 (5.4)
≥35 to 50 h/w 4 (66.7) 215 (80.5) 10.9 513 (67.1) 100 (38.5)
≥50 to 60 h/w 0 (0.0) 18 (6.7) 155 (20.3) 75.7 116 (44.6)
≥60 h/w 0 (0.0) 5 (1.9) 30 (3.9) 30 (11.5) 88.5

Nonmanegerial ≥1 to 35 h/w 243 (77.9) - 331 ( 16.9) 471 (15.5) 8 (7.5)
≥35 to 50 h/w 58 (18.6) 1,521 (77.9) 16.9 2,204 (72.7) 55 (51.9)
≥50 to 60 h/w 5 (1.6) 77 (3.9) 278 (9.2) 88.2 33 (31.1)
≥60 h/w 6 (1.9) 24 (1.2) 80 (2.6) 10 (9.4) 90.5

a: Figures do not always add up to 100% due to rounding data. b: Shaded areas indicate that OWH and SWH are matched. c: OWH is used for reference. The rate shows the percentage of workers who answered less than OWH. OWH: objective working hours; SWH: subjective working hours.