Associations between Distal Upper Extremity Job Physical Factors and Psychosocial Measures in a Pooled Study

Table 2

Descriptive statistics for the psychosocial factors for the pooled population.

How is your general health compared to people your own age
1 better	263 (14.3%)
2	631 (34.1%)
3	743 (40.5%)
4 worse	197 (10.7%)
How often do you feel down, blue, or depressed
1 never	505 (27.5%)
2	1028 (56.1%)
3	269 (14.7%)
4 always	32 (1.7%)
Physically exhausted after work
1 never	212 (11.6%)
2	873 (47.6%)
3	562 (30.6%)
4 always	187 (10.2%)
Mentally exhausted after work
1 never	474 (25.9%)
2	882 (48.1%)
3	397 (21.7%)
4 always	81 (4.4%)
Get along with your coworkers
1 always/often	947 (51.6%)
2	745 (40.6%)
3 hardly ever/never	142 (7.7%)
Job satisfaction
1 satisfied	521 (28.4%)
2	941 (51.3%)
3 dissatisfied	372 (20.3%)
How often does your supervisor demonstrate appreciation for the work you do
1 always	1207 (65.8%)
2	527 (28.7%)
3 never	100 (5.5%)
How likely would you recommend your job to someone else
1 strongly recommend	278 (15.2%)
2	894 (48.8%)
3	435 (23.7%)
4 not recommend	227 (12.4%)
How likely would you take this job again
1 very likely	521 (28.4%)
2	721 (39.3%)
3	429 (23.4%)
4 unlikely	163 (8.9%)
My employer cares about my health and safety on the job
1 strongly agree	450 (24.5%)
2	1140 (62.2%)
3	176 (9.6%)
4 strongly disagree	68 (3.7%)