Number of cases | Associations with overall job dissatisfaction | |||||
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Risk factor | Number | *OR | (95% CI) | †OR | (95% CI) | |
Employment status | ||||||
Self-employed | 884 | 30 | Reference | Reference | ||
Small employer (<500 staff) | 2543 | 153 | 1.89 | (1.27 to 2.83) | 1.38 | (0.82 to 2.33) |
Large employer (≥500 staff) | 1984 | 181 | 2.90 | (1.95 to 4.31) | 2.25 | (1.32 to 3.81) |
Time worked same employer (years) | ||||||
<1 | 336 | 34 | Reference | Reference | ||
1 to 5 | 965 | 77 | 0.77 | (0.51 to 1.18) | 0.86 | (0.54 to 1.35) |
>5 years | 4071 | 255 | 0.60 | (0.41 to 0.88) | 0.56 | (0.37 to 0.84) |
Type of contract | ||||||
Permanent | 4314 | 315 | Reference | |||
Temporary/renewable | 320 | 22 | 0.96 | (0.61 to 1.51) | ||
Not applicable (self-employed) | 775 | 29 | 0.48 | (0.33 to 0.72) | ||
Salary | ||||||
Fixed | 4502 | 324 | Reference | Reference | ||
Paid by output | 885 | 40 | 0.60 | (0.43 to 0.85) | 1.03 | (0.65 to 1.63) |
Hours worked per week | ||||||
≤20 | 804 | 34 | Reference | Reference | ||
>20 to 40 | 3218 | 230 | 1.59 | (1.09 to 2.32) | 1.68 | (1.09 to 2.59) |
>40 | 1380 | 104 | 1.57 | (1.03 to 2.39) | 1.75 | (1.09 to 2.82) |
Fixed time of starting work | ||||||
Some or no work days | 1329 | 61 | Reference | Reference | ||
Most or all work days | 4091 | 306 | 1.73 | (1.30 to 2.30) | 1.39 | (1.02 to 1.91) |
Shift work | ||||||
Sometimes/rarely/never | 4543 | 288 | Reference | Reference | ||
Often | 843 | 76 | 1.43 | (1.10 to 1.87) | 1.37 | (1.04 to 1.82) |
Holidays | ||||||
Some entitlement | 5254 | 356 | Reference | Reference | ||
No entitlement | 20 | 2 | 1.57 | (0.36 to 6.83) | 1.14 | (0.15 to 8.86) |
Have a second paid job | ||||||
No | 4612 | 317 | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 418 | 27 | 0.95 | (0.63 to 1.43) | 1.00 | (0.65 to 1.53) |
*Adjusted only for sex and age.
†Mutually adjusted risk estimates derived from a single logistic regression model (type of contract was excluded because of overlap with work status).