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Table 2 Workplace characteristics of horticulture employees in Lume district, southeast Ethiopia, 2014

From: Sickness absenteeism and associated factors among horticulture employees in lume district, southeast Ethiopia

Variables

Number

Percent

Employment type

  

 Permanent

526

89.2

 Temporary

64

10.8

Working hours per week

  

 ≤48

523

88.6

 >48

67

11.4

Work overtime

  

 Yes

394

66.8

 No

196

33.2

Job satisfaction

  

 Satisfied

167

28.3

 Dissatisfied

423

71.7

Workplace stress

  

 Not stressed

220

37.3

 Stressed

370

62.7

Pre-employment medical

 

Screening

 

 Yes

63

10.7

 No

527

89.3

Periodic medical checkup

  

 Yes

86

14.6

 No

504

85.4

Received attendance-based incentive

 

 Yes

183

31.0

 No

407

69.0