Proportion of female metal workers reporting certain working conditions, the mean values of influence, stimulus, and control at work, job strain, and monthly income in relation to sex segregation at the work sites, “Women’s health and living conditions”, Sweden, 1995
| Working conditions | Level of sex segregation at work site | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation to sex segregation* | Almost only men (n = 89) | Mostly men (n = 159) | Equal number (n = 133) | Mostly women (n = 90) | Almost only women (n = 46) | |
| *Variables presented in table had a significant (95% level) correlation to sex distribution according to a correlation matrix performed with all variables related to work included in questionnaire. | ||||||
| †The higher the mean value, the stronger influence over work. | ||||||
| ‡Index of influence and stimulus. The higher the mean value, the stronger control at work. | ||||||
| Proportion (%) having these working conditions to a large degree (95% CI) | ||||||
| Responsible for the life and safety of other people | −0.17 | 39 (28 to 50) | 29 (22 to 36) | 27 (19 to 35) | 25 (17 to 34) | 8 (0 to 17) |
| Responsible for large material values | −0.18 | 57 (46 to 68) | 49 (41 to 57) | 47 (38 to 56) | 36 (26 to 46) | 28 (16 to 41) |
| Exposed to sexual harassment at work | −0.19 | 15 (8 to 22) | 8 (3 to 12) | 2 (0 to 4) | 3 (0 to 7) | 2 (0 to 5) |
| Can influence own work schedule | −0.17 | 54 (44 to 65) | 44 (37 to 52) | 36 (28 to 44) | 42 (32 to 53) | 24 (11 to 37) |
| Can decide when work tasks shall be done | −0.17 | 65 (55 to 76) | 55 (47 to 63) | 50 (42 to 59) | 58 (48 to 68) | 32 (18 to 46) |
| Exposed to gas, dust, smoke, oil, grime | −0.36 | 59 (48 to 70) | 36 (29 to 44) | 27 (19 to 34) | 12 (5 to 19) | 19 (8 to 30) |
| Disturbing high sound level | −0.24 | 80 (71 to 89) | 74 (67 to 81) | 69 (61 to 77) | 45 (35 to 56) | 48 (32 to 63) |
| Heavy lifting | −0.15 | 61 (50 to 72) | 61 (54 to 69) | 66 (58 to 74) | 43 (32 to 53) | 37 (23 to 51) |
| Do you consider your work important | −0.15 | 38 (28 to 49) | 32 (25 to 40) | 36 (28 to 44) | 26 (17 to 35) | 17 (5 to 29) |
| Mean values of indexes (95% CI) | ||||||
| Influence over work† | −0.17 | 4.94 (4.56 to 5.33) | 4.46 (4.21 to 4.72) | 4.29 (4.00 to 4.59) | 4.42 (4.10 to 4.74) | 3.51 (3.12 to 3.90) |
| Stimulus at work† | −0.13 | 10.16 (9.67 to 10.64) | 9.43 (9.09 to 9.76) | 9.20 (8.85 to 9.56) | 9.75 (9.29 to 10.21) | 8.72 (7.89 to 9.55) |
| Control at work‡ | −0.17 | 15.11 (14.35 to 15.87) | 13.91 (13.41 to 14.40) | 13.52 (12.94 to 14.09) | 14.17 (13.49 to 14.85) | 12.23 (11.16 to 13.29) |
| Job strain | 0.15 | 0.83 (0.76 to 0.90) | 0.91 (0.85 to 0.96) | 0.95 (0.89 to 1.01) | 0.88 (0.80 to 0.97) | 1.13 (0.98 to 1.28) |
| Monthly income (95% CI) | ||||||
| Income: SEK | −0.16 | 13708 (13226 to 14190) | 12612 (12262 to 12962) | 12183 (11737 to 12630) | 12373 (11831 to 12915) | 12249 (11244 to 13253) |