Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

11   Psychosocial work environment: jobdemands, role conflicts, control and managing, by age and sex. 2006. Per cent
  Men and women, total Men Women
  All 16-24 25-44 45-66 All 16-24 25-44 45-66 All 16-24 25-44 45-66
Jobdemands                        
Employees                        
who must work at a high pace daily 42 36 44 40 40 37 43 37 40 37 43 37
who dont't have time to carry out work properly 28 21 28 31 26 18 26 28 26 18 26 28
have too much to do and have to skip lunch daily 9 6 11 9 11 7 12 10 11 7 12 10
who must work face to faace or in telephone contact with clients, half of the time or more 60 66 61 57 49 49 50 47 49 49 50 47
who must respond to strong feelings from clients, to a high degree 20 20 22 18 12 10 13 11 12 10 13 11
who daily must perform tasks without god nok opplæring 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2
who feels often or always that the job demands that you learn new skills 49 45 52 46 50 47 52 47 50 47 52 47
who feels that work often or always disturbs familylife 17 11 20 14 19 13 24 16 19 13 24 16
Role conflicts / expectations                        
Employees                        
who often or always must do things they feel should have been done differently 13 13 15 11 13 14 15 10 13 14 15 10
who often or always get assignments without enough resources 11 9 12 9 10 8 12 9 10 8 12 9
who often or always receive contradicting enquiries from persons 9 10 9 7 9 10 10 7 9 10 10 7
who often or always has tasks that og against personal values 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
Control                        
Employees                        
who can set work pace by himsef, to a great extent 53 47 53 56 61 51 61 64 61 51 61 64
who daily can decide when to do own work, and at wich pace 37 29 37 39 42 33 41 47 42 33 41 47
who can determine own work tasks, to a great extent 32 22 32 34 36 23 35 40 36 23 35 40
who can organize own work, to a great extent 64 46 64 68 68 46 68 74 68 46 68 74
who has flexible working hours 36 14 37 39 40 18 41 44 40 18 41 44
Employees who most of the time                        
who can decide when to take a break 78 70 79 79 86 78 86 88 86 78 86 88
who has repetitive work tasks 43 62 41 40 42 61 41 39 42 61 41 39
who can put own or other peoples lives or health at risk if mistakes are made 22 25 24 19 25 28 28 22 25 28 28 22
Managing                        
Employees                        
who can influence decisions that are important for themselves, to a great extent 50 38 52 52 57 41 58 60 57 41 58 60
who are satisfied with the quality of the work they do, to a great extent 91 87 91 91 91 87 92 92 91 87 92 92
who are satisfied with the workload they do, to a great extent 83 85 83 83 83 86 83 82 83 86 83 82
who are satisfied with their ability to solve problems, to a great extent 88 83 89 88 89 85 90 90 89 85 90 90
Number of respondents 9 312  956 4 392 3 964 4 771  479 2 230 2 062 4 771  479 2 230 2 062
Number of respondents     9 961      987     4 658     4 316     5 236      507     2 402     2 327     5 236      507     2 402     2 327

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