Table 4.
Frequencies and percentages of stress-related variables as a function of the sociodemographic characteristics and occupational activities of university professors (n = 67), state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2017
| Gender | |||
| Male | 13 (37.1) | 21 (65.6) | 0.037 |
| Female | 22 (62.9) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 40 or less | 15 (42.9) | 15 (46.9) | 0.933 |
| Over 40 | 20 (57.1) | 17 (53.1) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Stable relationship | 5 (14.3) | 3 (9.4) | 0.325 |
| Married | 22 (62.9) | 15 (46.9) | |
| Separated | 2 (5.7) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.3) | |
| Children | |||
| No | 14 (40.0) | 5 (15.6) | 0.081 |
| Yes, and they live with me | 17 (48.6) | 23 (71.9) | |
| Yes, but they do not live with me | 4 (11.4) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Undergraduate degree | |||
| Yes | 2 (5.7) | 4 (12.5) | 0.414 |
| No | 33 (94.3) | 28 (87.5) | |
| Graduate-level certificate | |||
| Yes | 1 (2.9) | 3 (9.4) | 0.342 |
| No | 34 (97.1) | 29 (90.6) | |
| Master's | |||
| Yes | 17 (48.6) | 14 (43.8) | 0.881 |
| No | 18 (51.4) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Doctorate | |||
| Yes | 18 (51.4) | 8 (25.0) | 0.049 |
| No | 17 (48.6) | 24 (75.0) | |
| PhD | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.4) | 0.104 |
| No | 35 (100.0) | 29 (90.6) | |
| Engages in teaching activities | |||
| Yes | 35 (100.0) | 30 (93.8) | 0.434 |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.3) | |
| Engages in research activities | |||
| Yes | 29 (82.9) | 22 (68.8) | 0.286 |
| No | 6 (17.1) | 10 (31.3) | |
| Engages in outreach activities | |||
| Yes | 19 (54.3) | 15 (46.9) | 0.718 |
| No | 16 (45.7) | 17 (53.1) | |
| Engages in administrative activities | |||
| Yes | 17 (48.6) | 16 (50.0) | 1.000 |
| No | 18 (51.4) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Teaching workload (weekly hours) | |||
| 20 or less | 18 (51.4) | 22 (68.8) | 0.232 |
| Over 20 | 17 (48.6) | 10 (31.3) |