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Table 3 Working conditions among different occupational status groups

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

ISEI

Overtime work (h/month)

Manual job demand

Cognitive job demand

Job control

Exposure to occupational hazards (%)

Having medical insurance (%)

Perceived job rewards

Sample size

Low (< 40)

13.6

0.3

-0.3

-0.1

56.4

30.5

-0.2

1975

Medium (40–64)

10.5

0. 2

0. 2

0. 1

28.6

58.5

0.1

1361

High (≥ 65)

9.0

− 0.6

0.7

0. 2

41.4

81.3

0.3

604

Total

11.8

0. 0

0.0

0. 0

44.5

47.9

0.0

3940

Test result (df = 2)

9.0

283. 6

342. 3

30.2

333.7

571.1

57.7

  1. F tests for overtime work hours, job demand, job control, and job rewards; χ2 tests for exposure to occupational hazards and having occupational medical insurance
  2. p < 0.001