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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Work-family conflicts and self-reported work ability: cross-sectional findings in women with chronic musculoskeletal disorders

 

n

mean (SD) or %

Cronbach’s alpha

Age in years, mean (SD)

351

50.9 (7.9)

 

Educational level

351

  

 % low

 

18.0

 

 % high

 

82.1

 

ICD-10 diagnosis

351

  

 % M40–M54

 

84.6

 

 % M00–M25

 

10.5

 

 % other

 

4.8

 

Children

351

  

 % at least one child ≤12 years

 

8.0

 

 % all children >12 years

 

71.8

 

 % none

 

20.2

 

Employment

337

  

 % full-time

 

73.3

 

 % part-time

 

26.7

 

Time-based WIF (5–20 points), mean (SD)

351

9.6 (2.9)

0.86

Strain-based WIF (6–25 points), mean (SD)

351

13.2 (3.1)

0.81

Time-based FIW (5–20 points), mean (SD)

351

7.1 (2.0)

0.68

Strain-based FIW (6–25 points), mean (SD)

351

9.3 (2.5)

0.83

Work Ability Index (7–49 points), mean (SD)

336

28.2 (7.7)

0.78

 % poor (7–27 points)

 

42.9

 

 % moderate (28–36 points)

 

43.8

 

 % good/excellent (37–49 points)

 

13.4

 
  1. WIF, work interference with family; FIW, family interference with work; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th revision; SD, standard deviation.