Table 2 Job characteristics response options and categorisations
Response options | Coded categorisations | |
|---|---|---|
National Statistics Socio-economic classification (NS-SEC) | Lower supervisory & technical, and semi-routine & routine | Low NS-Sect. [0] |
Management & professional, intermediate, small employers & own account | High NS-Sect. [1] | |
Shift Times | Mornings, Afternoons, daytimes, | Daytime only Shifts [0] |
Evenings, nighttime shifts, | Night-time only shifts [1] | |
No usual shift pattern, rotating shifts, daytime and evenings, both lunchtimes and evenings | Rotating/Varying shifts [2] | |
Commute Behaviours | “Drive myself by car or van”, “Get a lift with someone”, “Motorcycle/moped/scooter”, “Taxi/minicab” | Inactive commute [0] |
“Bus/coach”, “Train”, “Underground/Metro/Tram/Light railway”, “Cycle”, “Walk” | Active commute [1] | |
NA due to work from home | No commute [2] | |
Work Location | “At home” | Work from Home [0] |
“At your employer’s premises” | Office Work [1] | |
“Driving or travelling around, At one or more other places, or Other” | Travelling/ Varying Workplaces [2] | |
Work Hours | FT employee (>30 h) | Full-time [0] |
PT employee (<30 h) | Part-time [1] |