Table 3.
Descriptive Profile of WFH Model Variables, Waves 1 and 2.
| Variable (Mean (SD)) | Units | Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of days working from home | Number | 2.49 (2.20) | 2.18 (2.19) |
| Have a choice to work from home pre-COVID-19 | 1,0 | 0.181 | 0.203 |
| Employer directs employee to work from home post-COVID-19 | 1,0 | 0.347 | 0.306 |
| Type of work cannot be completed from home | 1,0 | 0.278 | 0.226 |
| Technicians and trades | 1,0 | 0.055 | 0.101 |
| Community and personal services | 1,0 | – | 0.180 |
| Clerical and administration | 1,0 | – | 0.162 |
| Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane metropolitan areas | 1,0 | 0.455 | – |
| Urban location | 1,0 | – | 0.668 |
| Annual household income | $’000 s | 114 | – |
| Productivity when WFH – lot less and little less | 1,0 | – | 0.149 |
| Productivity when WFH –little more and lot more | 1,0 | – | 0.187 |
| Appropriate space to work – strongly disagree, disagree & somewhat disagree | 1,0 | – | 0.089 |
| Appropriate space to work – somewhat agree, agree & strongly agree | 1,0 | – | 0.404 |
| WFH has a positive experience – strongly disagree, disagree & somewhat disagree | 1,0 | – | 0.075 |
| WFH has a positive experience - somewhat agree, agree & strongly agree | 1,0 | – | 0.384 |
| Like to WFH more often - strongly disagree, disagree & somewhat disagree | 1,0 | – | 0.040 |
| Like to WFH more often - somewhat agree, agree & strongly agree | 1,0 | – | 0.377 |
| I trust government to respond in the future – agree & strongly agree | 1,0 | – | 0.757 |
| I will go to work from time to time – agree & strongly disagree | 1,0 | – | 0.174 |
| I will go to work from time to time – agree & strongly agree | 1,0 | – | 0.505 |