Table 2.

Distribution of profession‐related variables and their association with elevated fear and depressive symptoms among the private job holders during Covid‐19 pandemic

Job‐related factors	Total (N = 510)		Elevated fear (N = 440)					Depressive symptoms (N = 215)
	n	%	n	%	χ 2	df	p Value	n	%	χ 2	df	p Value
Organization maintains health safety rules
Fully	304	59.61	266	87.50	2.631	2	0.268	91	29.93	46.110	2	<0.001
Not at all	20	3.92	15	75.00				12	60.00
Partially	186	36.47	159	85.48				112	60.22
Thermal scanning before entry
Always	256	50.20	219	85.55	0.799	2	0.671	93	36.33	7.659	2	0.022
Not at all	115	22.55	98	85.22				58	50.43
Sometimes	139	27.25	123	88.49				64	46.04
Hand sanitizer or hand washing facilities at work
Always	387	75.88	338	87.34	4.656	2	0.098	135	34.88	35.558	2	<0.001
Not at all	16	3.14	11	68.75				12	75.00
Sometimes	107	20.98	91	85.05				68	63.55
Everyone wears a mask at the workplace
Always	339	66.47	295	87.02	0.663	2	0.718	104	30.68	58.321	2	<0.001
Not at all	16	3.14	13	81.25				14	87.50
Sometimes	155	30.39	132	85.16				97	62.58
Availability of Covid‐19 testing support from the office
No	368	72.16	322	87.50	1.676	1	0.195	163	44.29	2.474	1	0.116
Yes	142	27.84	118	83.10				52	36.62
Quarantine or isolation is mandatory for Covid‐19 positive cases
No	49	9.61	40	81.63	0.986	1	0.321	37	75.51	24.730	1	<0.001
Yes	461	90.39	400	86.77				178	38.61
Organization is performing like previous
No	265	51.96	233	87.92	1.268	1	0.260	125	47.17	5.685	1	0.017
Yes	245	48.04	207	84.49				90	36.73
Organization pays during Covid‐19‐related leave
No	93	18.24	78	83.87	0.555	1	0.456	55	59.14	13.453	1	<0.001
Yes	417	81.76	362	86.81				160	38.37
Employer provides health insurance
No	290	56.86	250	86.21	0.003	1	0.959	144	49.66	15.501	1	<0.001
Yes	220	43.14	190	86.36				71	32.27
Getting on‐time salary during Covid‐19 pandemic
No	161	31.57	146	90.68	3.862	1	0.049	92	57.14	21.668	1	<0.001
Yes	349	68.43	294	84.24				123	35.24
Anybody has lost their job from your organization
No	259	50.78	211	81.47	10.271	1	0.001	85	32.82	18.820	1	<0.001
Yes	251	49.22	229	91.24				130	51.79
Organization has reduced salary during the pandemic
No	309	60.59	259	83.82	3.993	1	0.046	103	33.33	25.032	1	<0.001
Yes	201	39.41	181	90.05				112	55.72
Work from home is allowable
Always	129	25.29	99	76.74	13.747	2	0.001	50	38.76	2.269	2	0.322
Not at all	175	34.31	159	90.86				70	40.00
Sometimes	206	40.39	182	88.35				95	46.12
Organization type
Healthcare	148	29.02	124	83.78	1.092	1	0.296	44	29.73	13.205	1	<0.001
Nonhealthcare	362	70.98	316	87.29				171	47.24
Transportation used during Covid‐19 pandemic
Private	132	25.88	105	79.55	8.605	2	0.014	53	40.15	9.894	2	0.007
Public	378	74.12	335	88.62				162	42.85
Availability of mental healthcare support at work
No	234	45.88	201	85.90	0.052	1	0.820	135	57.69	42.796	1	<0.001
Yes	276	54.12	239	86.59				80	28.99

Note: p‐values are significant at 95% confidence interval (p < 0.05). Significant p‐values are shown in bold.

Abbreviations: Covid‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; N, number.