Work-Related Health Disorders among Saudi Computer Users

Table 5

Occupational characteristics of the study population.

Occupational characteristics	Frequency
	KAU ( = 100)	SAUDIA ( = 100)	STC ( = 100)
Duration of employment (years)
<1	12	7	7
1-2	23	5	24
3-4	20	4	17
5–9	18	7	30
10–14	11	7	5
15–19	7	14	9
20–24	5	20	5
25–29	3	16	3
30–34	1	16	0
≥35	0	4	0
Type of work
Data entry	22	54	33
Data acquisition	18	23	9
Typist	23	0	0
Communication task	8	20	53
Comprehensive office tasks	29	3	5
Duration of formal training (days); On-the-job training only	58	61	28
<50	12	19	24
50–99	5	8	14
100–199	11	2	20
200–299	4	2	4
300–399	4	4	1
400–499	3	0	1
≥500	3	4	8
Work speed
Fast	39	30	45
Average	56	70	49
Slow	5	0	6
Computer use (hrs/day)
3	15	0	2
4	12	0	3
5	9	0	3
6	20	100	53
7	14	0	1
8	22	0	17
9	8	0	21
Nature of daily work on computer
Continuous	61	53	85
Intermittent	39	47	15
Rest pauses of work shift (%)
5–9	10	0	12
10–14	22	0	19
15–19	18	0	16
20–24	19	0	21
25–29	9	100	10
30–34	9	0	11
35–39	7	0	6
≥40	6	0	5
Elements of work satisfaction
Satisfaction by foreman and colleagues interrelations	100	99	99
Satisfaction by absence work stress	68	60	61
Satisfaction of work control	96	94	96
Satisfaction of job attitude	92	81	82
Satisfaction by vigilance requirement	94	100	94
Satisfaction by nature of work	73	85	55
Satisfaction by absence of repetitive work and monotony	59	34	35
Evaluation of work satisfaction*
Very satisfied	39	35	29
Satisfied	43	37	31
Satisfied to some extent	10	14	27
Not satisfied	8	14	13

*Percent of duration(s) of rest pauses to duration of work shift.