Table 5

Association between duration of sick leave taken in the past year and marital status, work section, work task, and work schedule (n=968)

Duration of sick leave taken in the past year (%)
⩽7 days>7 days⩽3 days>3 daysNever taken⩾1 day
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001.
Marital status
    Single (n=437)95.74.385.114.957.043.0
    Married (n=495)89.910.172.927.143.057.0
    Divorced/widowed (n=36)91.78.377.822.250.050.0
χ2=11.2
 p=0.004**χ2=20.6 
 p=0.000***χ2=18.1 
 p=0.000***
Work section
    WF (n=93)86.014.058.141.930.169.9
    FOL (n=184)96.23.881.518.556.543.5
    MOL (n=182)91.88.280.219.852.247.8
    EOL (n=461)92.47.680.519.551.248.8
    PA (n=48)95.84.283.316.735.464.6
χ2=10.2
 p=0.037*χ2=26.2 
 p=0.000***χ2=22.5 
 p=0.000***
Work task
    Automated (n=476)94.15.980.719.352.147.9
    Semi-automated (n=138)87.013.073.226.841.358.7
    Manual (n=126)92.17.977.822.243.756.3
    Inspection (n=192)92.27.877.622.451.648.4
    Supervisory (n=36)97.22.880.619.458.341.7
χ2=9.19
 p=0.056χ2=3.87
 p=0.425χ2=8.17
 p=0.086
Work schedule
    Fixed shift (n=90)95.64.480.020.043.356.7
    Rotating 8 hour shift (n=586)91.68.476.623.447.352.7
    Rotating 12 hour shift (n=292)93.56.582.217.856.243.8
χ2=2.27
 p=0.322χ2=3.71
 p=0.156χ2=7.72
 p=0.021*