TABLE 1.
Distribution of study population and prevalence of absenteeism, presenteeism, and perceived job insecurity by key covariates among full‐time waged workers in South Korea (N = 19 720)
| Distribution | Absenteeism during the past 12 mo (0 d vs 1 d or more) | Presenteeism during the past 12 mo (0 d vs 1 d or more) | Perceived job insecurity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Total | 19 720 (100.0) | 1795 (9.1) | 4580 (23.2) | 9767 (49.5) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 10 249 (52.0) | 865 (8.4) | 2123 (20.7) | 5163 (50.4) |
| Female | 9471 (48.0) | 930 (9.8) | 2457 (25.9) | 4604 (48.6) |
| Age (years old) | ||||
| <30 | 2688 (13.6) | 211 (7.9) | 500 (18.6) | 1206 (44.9) |
| 30‐39 | 5443 (27.6) | 473 (8.7) | 1197 (22.0) | 2349 (43.2) |
| 40‐49 | 6038 (30.6) | 607 (10.1) | 1534 (25.4) | 2895 (48.0) |
| 50‐59 | 4029 (20.4) | 385 (9.6) | 976 (24.2) | 2222 (55.2) |
| ≥60 | 1522 (7.7) | 119 (7.8) | 373 (24.5) | 1095 (71.9) |
| Number of household members | ||||
| 1 | 2649 (13.4) | 226 (8.5) | 572 (21.6) | 1358 (51.3) |
| 2 | 4054 (20.6) | 363 (9.0) | 954 (23.5) | 2164 (53.4) |
| 3 | 5136 (26.0) | 497 (9.7) | 1196 (23.3) | 2546 (49.6) |
| ≥4 | 7881 (40.0) | 709 (9.0) | 1858 (23.6) | 3699 (46.9) |
| Education level | ||||
| College graduate or more | 10 608 (53.8) | 905 (8.5) | 2325 (21.9) | 4625 (43.6) |
| High school graduate | 7413 (37.6) | 729 (9.8) | 1773 (23.9) | 3974 (53.6) |
| Middle school graduate or less | 1699 (8.6) | 161 (9.5) | 482 (28.4) | 1168 (68.8) |
| Monthly labor income (KRW) | ||||
| ≥4000K | 1887 (9.6) | 181 (9.6) | 421 (22.3) | 882 (46.7) |
| 3000‐3999K | 3075 (15.6) | 291 (9.5) | 695 (22.6) | 1479 (48.1) |
| 2000‐2999K | 5962 (30.2) | 553 (9.3) | 1376 (23.1) | 2728 (45.8) |
| 1500‐1999K | 4139 (21.0) | 399 (9.6) | 1024 (24.7) | 1971 (47.6) |
| <1500K | 4657 (23.6) | 371 (8.0) | 1064 (22.9) | 2707 (58.1) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Parent firm‐Permanent | 14 793 (75.0) | 1335 (9.0) | 3414 (23.1) | 6926 (46.8) |
| Parent firm‐Long term | 861 (4.4) | 97 (11.3) | 217 (25.2) | 386 (44.8) |
| Parent firm‐Short term | 3283 (16.7) | 286 (8.7) | 709 (21.6) | 1984 (60.4) |
| Subcontract‐Permanent | 221 (1.1) | 23 (10.4) | 62 (28.1) | 118 (53.4) |
| Subcontract‐Long term | 106 (0.5) | 9 (8.5) | 29 (27.4) | 61 (57.6) |
| Subcontract‐Short term | 456 (2.3) | 45 (9.9) | 149 (32.7) | 292 (64.0) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Senior manager | 463 (2.4) | 33 (7.1) | 81 (17.5) | 219 (47.3) |
| Professional | 1786 (9.1) | 137 (7.7) | 456 (25.5) | 695 (38.9) |
| Technical/Semi‐professional | 1094 (5.6) | 86 (7.9) | 257 (23.5) | 451 (41.2) |
| Clerical | 5734 (29.1) | 458 (8.0) | 1124 (19.6) | 2603 (45.4) |
| Service | 2544 (12.9) | 269 (10.6) | 661 (26.0) | 1296 (50.9) |
| Sales | 2499 (12.7) | 288 (11.5) | 579 (23.2) | 1174 (47.0) |
| Skilled | 2070 (10.5) | 222 (10.7) | 514 (24.8) | 1126 (54.4) |
| Machine operator | 1326 (6.7) | 124 (9.4) | 346 (26.1) | 729 (55.0) |
| Unskilled | 2204 (11.2) | 178 (8.1) | 562 (25.5) | 1474 (66.9) |
| Weekly working hours | ||||
| <40 | 1406 (7.1) | 114 (8.1) | 313 (22.3) | 798 (56.8) |
| 40‐49 | 13 057 (66.2) | 1044 (8.0) | 2779 (21.3) | 6251 (47.9) |
| 50‐59 | 2571 (13.0) | 330 (12.8) | 714 (27.8) | 1371 (53.3) |
| ≥60 | 2686 (13.6) | 307 (11.4) | 774 (28.8) | 1347 (50.2) |
| Size of enterprise (no. of workers) | ||||
| <5 | 4012 (20.3) | 379 (9.5) | 932 (23.2) | 2068 (51.6) |
| 5‐29 | 7721 (39.2) | 682 (8.8) | 1815 (23.5) | 3770 (48.8) |
| 30‐299 | 6150 (31.2) | 594 (9.7) | 1455 (23.7) | 3016 (49.0) |
| ≥300 | 1837 (9.3) | 140 (7.6) | 378 (20.6) | 913 (49.7) |
| Type of workplace | ||||
| Private sector | 16 870 (85.6) | 1588 (9.4) | 3984 (23.6) | 8225 (48.8) |
| Public sector | 2681 (13.6) | 195 (7.3) | 566 (21.1) | 1470 (54.8) |
| Not‐for‐profit sector/NGO | 169 (0.9) | 12 (7.1) | 30 (17.8) | 72 (42.6) |