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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Econ Issues. 2019 Sep 21;41(1):158–171. doi: 10.1007/s10834-019-09647-x

Appendix A.

A Cross-tabulation of Work-Family Conflict and Work Schedule Categories

Work Schedule Categories
Work-Family Conflict Scale Items Daytime Weekday n (%) Daytime Weekend n (%) Nighttime Weekday n (%) Nighttime Weekend n (%) Total n (%)

Q1. My shift and work schedule (cause/caused) extra stress for me and my child Never 206 (66.9) 133 (63.0) 54 (54.5) 131 (43.5) 524 (57.0)
Sometimes 73 (23.7) 56 (26.5) 30 (30.3) 125 (41.5) 284 (30.9)
Often 13 (4.2) 12 (5.7) 10 (10.1) 22 (7.3) 57 (6.2)
Always 16 (5.2) 10 (4.7) 5 (5.1) 23 (7.6) 54 (5.9)
Total 308 (100.0) 211 (100.0) 99 (100.0) 301 (100.0) 919 (100.0)

Q2. Where I (work/worked), it (is/was) difficult to deal with child care problems during working hours Never 232 (75.1) 152 (71.7) 73 (73.7) 202 (67.1) 659 (71.6)
Sometimes 53 (17.2) 44 (20.8) 17 (14.1) 63 (20.9) 174 (18.9)
Often 11 (3.6) 8 (3.8) 3 (3.0) 12 (4.0) 34 (3.7)
Always 13 (4.2) 8 (3.8) 9 (9.1) 24 (8.0) 54 (5.9)
Total 309 (100.0) 212 (100.0) 99 (100.0) 301 (100.0) 921 (100.0)

Q3. In my work schedule I (have/had) enough flexibility to handle family needs (Reverse-coded item) Always 175 (56.6) 118 (55.7) 57 (57.6) 166 (55.3) 516 (56.1)
Often 39 (12.6) 19 (9.0) 6 (6.1) 30 (10.0) 94 (10.2)
Sometimes 58 (18.8) 58 (27.4) 24 (24.2) 79 (26.3) 219 (23.8)
Never 37 (12.0) 17 (8.0) 12 (12.1) 25 (8.3) 91 (9.9)
Total 309 (100.0) 212 (100.0) 99 (100.0) 300 (100.0) 920 (100.0)