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. 2005 Mar 18;14(6):204–211. doi: 10.2188/jea.14.204

Table 2. Crude average (standard deviation, SD) and multivariate adjusted average (standard error, SE) of job stressor scores by occupational class.*.

Gender/Occupational class n Job demands Job control Supervisor support Coworker support Job insecurity





Crude average
(SD)
Multivariate-
adjusted
average (SE)
Crude average
(SD)
Multivariate-
adjusted
average (SE)
Crude average
(SD)
Multivariate-
adjusted
average (SE)
Crude average
(SD)
Multivariate-
adjusted
average (SE)
Crude average
(SD)
Multivariate-
adjusted
average (SE)
men
managers 2,762 34.0 (5.2) 33.3 (0.2) 74.6 (9.0) 72.4 (0.3) 11.2 (2.0) 10.2 (0.8) 11.5 (1.3) 11.5 (0.1) 6.4 (1.5) 6.5 (0.1)
professionals 2,547 33.6 (5.2) 32.5 (0.2) 72.1 (8.7) 71.1 (0.3) 10.8 (2.1) 10.9 (0.3) 11.2 (1.6) 11.3 (0.1) 6.6 (1.6) 6.7 (0.1)
technicians 2,370 33.4 (5.1) 32.6 (0.2) 69.4 (8.9) 68.6 (0.3) 10.8 (2.2) 11.3 (0.3) 11.2 (1.6) 11.3 (0.0) 6.6 (1.7) 6.7 (0.1)
clerks 1,371 32.2 (5.3) 31.7 (0.2) 67.6 (8.8) 66.9 (0.3) 10.8 (2.2) 10.5 (0.2) 11.0 (1.7) 11.1 (0.1) 6.5 (1.5) 6.6 (0.1)
service & sales workers 230 32.1 (5.9) 31.9 (0.3)  65.9 (12.4) 65.0 (0.7) 10.9 (2.4) 10.8 (0.3) 11.1 (1.8) 11.2 (0.1) 6.3 (1.5) 6.5 (0.1)
craft and related trade workers 1,864 31.7 (4.9) 31.9 (0.2)  66.0 (10.5) 65.8 (0.3) 10.8 (2.2) 10.7 (0.3) 11.2 (1.6) 11.3 (0.1) 6.8 (1.9) 6.9 (0.1)
machine operators and assemblers 4,921 32.0 (5.0) 32.0 (0.1)  61.1 (10.5) 61.3 (0.3) 10.6 (2.2) 10.0 (0.2) 11.1 (1.7) 11.2 (0.0) 6.9 (1.9) 6.9 (0.0)
laborers 379 31.8 (5.5) 32.3 (0.3)  60.2 (10.8) 60.0 (0.5) 10.4 (2.3) 10.1 (0.3) 10.9 (1.8) 11.0 (0.1) 7.0 (2.0) 7.1 (0.1)
 
p for difference (df=7) p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
p for trend p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
women
managers 9 32.6 (7.0) 33.8 (1.8)  69.3 (11.9) 68.9 (3.3) 10.4 (3.2) 10.2 (0.8) 11.6 (2.6) 11.5 (0.6) 6.6 (1.6) 6.8 (0.7)
professionals 97 31.6 (4.7) 32.5 (0.7) 69.3 (8.2) 68.1 (1.3) 11.0 (2.4) 10.9 (0.3) 11.5 (1.7) 11.4 (0.2) 6.3 (1.3) 6.2 (0.3)
technicians 153 30.6 (4.8) 31.4 (0.6) 63.9 (9.1) 62.6 (1.2) 11.4 (2.1) 11.3 (0.3) 11.3 (1.5) 11.2 (0.2) 6.2 (1.4) 6.1 (0.2)
clerks 1,013 31.1 (5.6) 32.1 (0.5) 61.5 (9.2) 60.4 (1.0) 10.7 (2.3) 10.5 (0.2) 11.1 (1.7) 11.0 (0.2) 6.5 (1.5) 6.4 (0.2)
service & sales workers 102 33.4 (4.9) 34.2 (0.7)  57.0 (10.6) 53.8 (1.4) 11.1 (1.9) 10.8 (0.3) 11.5 (1.6) 11.5 (0.2) 6.2 (1.5) 5.9 (0.3)
craft and related trade workers 155 30.8 (4.3) 31.6 (0.7) 59.7 (9.4) 57.3 (1.2) 10.9 (2.2) 10.7 (0.3) 11.1 (1.5) 11.2 (0.2) 7.2 (2.2) 6.9 (0.2)
machine operators and assemblers 1,248 31.7 (4.9) 32.5 (0.5)  55.6 (10.5) 53.4 (1.0) 10.2 (2.4) 10.0 (0.2) 10.9 (1.6) 10.9 (0.2) 7.5 (2.3) 7.3 (0.2)
laborers 301 31.5 (5.2) 32.2 (0.6) 57.8 (9.6) 55.1 (1.1) 10.3 (2.6) 10.1 (0.3) 10.8 (2.0) 10.8 (0.2) 7.3 (2.2) 7.0 (0.2)
 
p for difference (df=7) p<0.001 p=0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p=0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
p for trend p=0.015 p=0.346 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p=0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001

*: Multivariate-adjusted average was estimated by ANOVA controlling for study site, age group, education, marital status, chronic medical condition, and personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion)