From: Having a bad attitude? The relationship between attitudes and sickness absence
 | Mean (SD) | Definition |
---|---|---|
Personnel data | Â | Â |
Permanent job contract (%) | 88.9 | Â |
Works shifts (%) | 80.1 | Â |
Director (%) | 8.0 | Â |
Employed within home care (%) | 45.1 | Â |
Employed within assisted living (%) | 37.2 | Â |
Employed within mental healthcare (%) | 15.0 | Â |
Employed by District A (%) | 42.0 | Â |
Employed by District B (%) | 58.0 | Â |
Employed throughout the whole period (%) | 89.4 | Employed throughout |
 |  | the period from January |
 |  | 1 2013 to October 1 2014 |
Self-certified sick leave rate (%) | 3.2 | Number of self-certified sick |
 |  | leave days/ number of |
 |  | contracted workdays |
GP-certified sick leave rate (%) | 7.0 | Number of GP-certified sick |
 |  | leave days/ number of |
 |  | contracted workdays |
Survey questions | Â | Â |
Female (%) | 68.1 | Â |
Age | 43.2 | Â |
Living in a single household (%) | 39.5 | Â |
Primary education only (%) | 4.9 | Â |
Education from a college/university (%) | 51.8 | Â |
Student (%) | 10.3 | Â |
Another job in addition to this one (%) | 14.0 | Â |
Immigrant (%) | 27.2 | Born outside Norway to |
 |  | non-Norwegian parents |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents (%) | 3.13 | Â |
Child custody (%) | 31.0 | Â |
Attitude towards sick leave due to a cold (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.57 (1.37) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to alcohol (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.37 (0.88) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to lack of sleep (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.98 (1.10) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to back pain (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 2.57 (1.24) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to stress (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 2.42 (1.22) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to bullying (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.10 (1.45) |  |
Attitude towards sick leave due to pregnancy (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.29 (1.31) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to a cold (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.58 (1.18) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to alcohol (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.89 (1.13) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to lack of sleep (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 2.36 (1.08) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to back pain (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.08 (1.18) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to stress (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 2.94 (1.21) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to bullying (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.22 (1.32) |  |
Norm regarding sick leave due to pregnancy (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 3.49 (1.16) |  |
Work-family strain (1 = low–5 = high) | 2.60 (1.31) |  |
Family-work strain (1 = low–5 = high) | 1.38 (0.74) |  |
Stressed at work (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.12 (1.30) |  |
Trouble unwinding (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 2.20 (1.26) |  |
Enjoyable work tasks (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.19 (0.88) |  |
Meaningful job (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.41 (0.90) |  |
Inspiring job (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 2.97 (1.22) |  |
Extrinsic motivation (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 2.64 (1.33) |  |
Content with management (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.48 (1.30) |  |
Enjoy colleagues (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.43 (0.70) |  |
Not enough people at work (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.58 (1.27) |  |
Having a job is important (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.28 (0.88) |  |
Gender equal responsibility (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.60 (0.84) |  |
Work is just for money (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 2.36 (1.30) |  |
Homemaking is just as fulfilling (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 2.37 (1.29) |  |
Work is a duty (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.15 (1.00) |  |
Working mother also close with her children (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 4.19 (1.04) |  |
People who do not work become lazy (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.51 (1.31) |  |
Like taking chances (1 = not at all–5 = a lot) | 3.04 (1.15) |  |
Biking without helmet (1 = never–5 = always) | 2.84 (1.57) |  |
Like gambling (1 = not at all–5 = a lot) | 2.14 (1.19) |  |
Like competing (1 = not at all–5 = a lot) | 3.04 (1.28) |  |
Anxious (1 = never–5 = Always) | 3.21 (1.04) |  |
Receiving benefits, not looking for a job (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.37 (0.77) |  |
Cheating on taxes (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.28 (0.67) |  |
Black market services (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.73 (0.98) |  |
Avoiding public transport fare (1 = wrong–5 = OK) | 1.63 (1.00) |  |
Too much tax (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.013 (1.44) |  |
Many misuse social security benefits (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.57 (1.21) |  |
Wage deduction of sick (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 1.69 (1.21) |  |
Reduce living standard for environment (1 = disagree–5 = agree) | 3.13 (1.34) |  |
N | 226 | Â |