Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

16   Psychosocial work environment: jobdemands, role conflicts, control and managing by industry. 2006. Percent.
  All Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing Mining, cuarrying, electricity, gas and water supply Industry Construction Wholesale and retail sale Hotels- and restaurants Transport and communication Financial intermediation Public administration Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities
Jobdemands                          
Employees                          
who must work at a high pace daily 42 35 29 44 42 45 51 43 41 34 41 46 31
who dont't have time to carry out work properly 28 25 25 25 23 28 27 26 25 34 36 33 22
have too much to do and have to skip lunch daily 9 12 3 8 9 9 14 12 11 4 18 7 12
who must work face to faace or in telephone contact with clients, half of the time or more 60 17 36 30 35 78 76 59 50 45 79 84 63
who must respond to strong feelings from clients, to a high degree 20 4 4 4 4 9 13 12 11 21 37 53 18
who daily must perform tasks without god nok opplæring 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 4 2 2
who feels often or always that the job demands that you learn new skills 49 27 54 38 47 46 32 38 62 59 66 47 50
who feels that work often or always disturbs familylife 17 29 14 15 17 16 19 19 20 15 20 11 26
Role conflicts / expectations                          
Employees                          
who often or always must do things they feel should have been done differently 13 8 11 16 10 14 12 11 14 14 17 12 10
who often or always get assignments without enough resources 11 7 7 9 10 8 7 7 9 12 25 11 9
who often or always receive contradicting enquiries from persons 9 6 9 7 6 9 8 9 8 10 11 10 7
who often or always has tasks that og against personal values 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 4 3 2 3 5 3
Control                          
Employees                          
who can set work pace by himsef, to a great extent 53 69 60 59 67 55 40 53 59 54 46 41 62
who daily can decide when to do own work, and at wich pace 37 53 46 38 43 38 32 33 46 42 38 24 44
who can determine own work tasks, to a great extent 32 36 28 28 33 40 27 28 35 24 36 29 40
who can organize own work, to a great extent 64 68 61 64 69 67 56 57 63 58 73 59 75
who has flexible working hours 36 29 40 37 25 28 18 29 65 70 29 18 46
Employees who most of the time                          
who can decide when to take a break 78 85 91 85 89 78 61 73 92 90 61 64 82
who has repetitive work tasks 43 57 33 52 47 49 59 63 42 35 21 33 45
who can put own or other peoples lives or health at risk if mistakes are made 22 24 32 23 36 10 15 41 7 12 7 38 11
Managing                          
Employees                          
who can influence decisions that are important for themselves, to a great extent 50 49 59 51 60 55 49 45 55 47 44 44 56
who are satisfied with the quality of the work they do, to a great extent 91 93 93 90 94 90 90 93 93 90 88 88 92
who are satisfied with the workload they do, to a great extent 83 76 84 84 84 85 85 88 82 79 78 83 83
who are satisfied with their ability to solve problems, to a great extent 88 83 91 87 90 88 88 90 91 90 89 85 89
Number of respondents 9 290  107  271 1 046  591 1 273  210  597 1 272  710  916 1 934  363
Number of respondents 9 922  260  275 1 068  688 1 317  227  646 1 377  710  922 1 996  436

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