Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

17   Psychosocial work environment: jobdemands, role conflicts, control and managing by working time arrangement. 2006. Percent.
  All Daytime work Afternoon or night work Shift work or roating work schedule Other work time arrangement
Jobdemands          
Employees          
who must work at a high pace daily 42 41 40 46 37
who dont't have time to carry out work properly 28 28 27 32 24
have too much to do and have to skip lunch daily 9 10 12 7 12
who must work face to faace or in telephone contact with clients, half of the time or more 60 56 73 71 55
who must respond to strong feelings from clients, to a high degree 20 17 23 37 14
who daily must perform tasks without god nok opplæring 3 3 4 2 2
who feels often or always that the job demands that you learn new skills 49 52 37 44 42
who feels that work often or always disturbs familylife 17 16 20 15 23
Role conflicts / expectations          
Employees          
who often or always must do things they feel should have been done differently 13 13 13 15 11
who often or always get assignments without enough resources 11 11 8 11 8
who often or always receive contradicting enquiries from persons 9 8 10 10 9
who often or always has tasks that og against personal values 3 3 4 5 4
Control          
Employees          
who can set work pace by himsef, to a great extent 53 57 49 40 52
who daily can decide when to do own work, and at wich pace 37 42 27 23 38
who can determine own work tasks, to a great extent 32 35 29 21 33
who can organize own work, to a great extent 64 68 56 52 57
who has flexible working hours 36 45 19 6 24
Employees who most of the time          
who can decide when to take a break 78 83 69 63 74
who has repetitive work tasks 43 39 59 47 52
who can put own or other peoples lives or health at risk if mistakes are made 22 16 20 46 27
Managing          
Employees          
who can influence decisions that are important for themselves, to a great extent 50 54 40 39 44
who are satisfied with the quality of the work they do, to a great extent 91 91 88 89 92
who are satisfied with the workload they do, to a great extent 83 82 84 84 85
who are satisfied with their ability to solve problems, to a great extent 88 89 85 86 86
Number of respondents 9 312 6 794  564 1 538  416
Number of respondents 9 961 7 210  623 1 565  563

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