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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the main variables (N = 3940)

From: Occupational status, working conditions, and health: evidence from the 2012 China Labor Force Dynamics Survey

Variable

Mean/proportion

Standard deviation

Dependent variable

 Self-assessed health as “good”

66%

 Work-related injury

8%

 Occupational disease

14%

Independent variable

 ISEI

42.01

15. 23

 Type of work unit (state-owned/collective)

38%

 Overtime work (hours/month)

11.82

26.97

 Exposure to harmful factors at the workplace

44%

 Take protective measures against harmful factors

29%

 Manual job demand

-0.01

0.99

 Cognitive job demand

0.02

1.00

 Job control

0.00

1.00

 Occupational medical insurance

48%

 Perceived job reward

0.00

1.00

Control variable

 Age

38.72

11.06

 Gender (Female)

43%

 Hukou (non-agricultural)

46%

 Years of education

10.19

4.43

 Annual income (10,000 Yuan)

3.00

2.82

 Smoking

33%

 Alcohol drinking

33%