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) | |