Table 1.

Weighted sample descriptive statistics

	Non-teleworkers		Teleworkers
Variables	%, Mean	SD	%, Mean	SD
Enjoyment at work	4.59	1.31	4.75	1.17
Job satisfaction	5.06	1.57	5.41	1.39
Age	40	12.9	43	11.9
Sex
Male	47%		66%
Female	53%		34%
The occupational class  Large employers and higher managerial	2%		5%
Higher professional	12%		20%
Lower managerial and professional	28%		26%
Intermediate	21%		12%
Small employers & own account workers	0%		3%
Lower supervisory and technical	5%		5%
Semi-routine	20%		14%
Routine & manual	12%		15%
The presence of long-standing illness
Yes	22%		31%
No	78%		69%
The presence of children under 16
Yes	62%		64%
No	38%		36%
General health status
Very good	39%		38%
Good	46%		44%
Fair	14%		17%
Bad	1%		1%
Very bad	0%		0%
Paid work (hours per day)	8.49	2.43	9.10	2.59
Routine work (hours per day)	0.89	0.92	0.69	0.77
Childcare (hours per day)	0.36	0.79	0.29	0.85
Logged household income	7.92	0.76	8.11	0.85
Number of respondents (N = 929)	N = 683 (73%)		N = 246 (27%)

Note: % = Proportion, M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation