Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for job characteristics in pain vs. non-pain groups
| Job Characteristics | Total |
Pain group |
Non-pain group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | df | F | Sig. | η2 | |
| Part-time or full-time (low score = more likely to work part-time) | 1.79 (.41) | 1.78 (0.41) | 1.80 (0.40) | 4,462 | 3.44 | 0.064 | 0.001 |
| Hours worked per week | 36.55 (10.47) | 36.7 (11.08) | 36.4 (9.79) | 4,601 | .931 | 0.335 | <0.001 |
| Carrying or moving heavy loads (low score = more frequently) | 5.86 (1.66) | 5.56 (1.84) | 6.17 (1.38) | 4,642 | 159.00 | <0.001 | 0.033 |
| Sitting (low score = more frequently) | 4.25 (2.17) | 4.22 (2.17) | 4.28 (2.17) | 4,642 | .89 | 0.346 | <0.001 |
| Dealing directly with people who are not employees at your workplace (low score = more frequently) | 3.85 (2.41) | 3.70 (2.39) | 4.00 (2.42) | 4,638 | 17.84 | <0.001 | 0.004 |
| Working with computers, laptops, smartphones etc. (low score = more frequently) | 4.17 (2.41) | 4.15 (2.44) | 4.19 (2.37) | 4,641 | .29 | 0.591 | <0.001 |
| Level of education (low score = lower level of education) | 6.79 (2.99) | 6.65 (3.02) | 6.95 (2.96) | 4,312 | 11.25 | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Is your household able to make ends meet? (low score = very easily) | 3.12 (1.33) | 3.27 (1.35) | 2.96 (1.20) | 4,627 | 70.57 | <0.001 | 0.015 |