Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, working environment

12   Psychosocial work environment: jobdemands, role conflicts, control and managing by size of company. 2006. Percent.
  All 1-19 persons 20-49 persons 50-199 persons 200 and more
Jobdemands          
Employees          
who must work at a high pace daily 42 38 45 45 42
who dont't have time to carry out work properly 28 24 34 30 29
have too much to do and have to skip lunch daily 10 10 11 9 8
who must work face to faace or in telephone contact with clients, half of the time or more 60 62 64 58 53
who must respond to strong feelings from clients, to a high degree 20 17 28 20 19
who daily must perform tasks without god nok opplæring 3 2 3 3 3
who feels often or always that the job demands that you learn new skills 49 46 49 50 55
who feels that work often or always disturbs familylife 17 19 16 15 16
Role conflicts / expectations          
Employees          
who often or always must do things they feel should have been done differently 13 10 15 16 14
who often or always get assignments without enough resources 11 8 15 12 11
who often or always receive contradicting enquiries from persons 9 6 10 11 10
who often or always has tasks that og against personal values 3 3 4 4 3
Control          
Employees          
who can set work pace by himsef, to a great extent 54 58 49 53 50
who daily can decide when to do own work, and at wich pace 38 41 37 35 36
who can determine own work tasks, to a great extent 32 39 28 31 27
who can organize own work, to a great extent 64 67 61 65 61
who has flexible working hours 36 33 29 38 45
Employees who most of the time          
who can decide when to take a break 78 80 74 79 79
who has repetitive work tasks 42 45 41 40 40
who can put own or other peoples lives or health at risk if mistakes are made 22 18 21 20 29
Managing          
Employees          
who can influence decisions that are important for themselves, to a great extent 51 58 48 46 46
who are satisfied with the quality of the work they do, to a great extent 91 91 90 89 91
who are satisfied with the workload they do, to a great extent 83 83 84 82 84
who are satisfied with their ability to solve problems, to a great extent 88 88 88 87 90
Number of respondents 9 060 3 149 1 883 1 844 2 184
Number of respondents 9 701 3 773 1 893 1 848 2 187

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