The objectives of the study were to; examine differences in happiness at work among white-collar and blue-collar workers apparel industry to explore main contributing organizational level factors work. Following case method, a sample blue employees, selected from large organization used collect data. A structured questionnaire was data related its determinants. Both ANOVA ANCOVA models together...

In the present study, two investigations were conducted at a communication center, to examine white-collar workers' hemodynamic responses during working hours. In investigation I, hemodynamic responses were measured on a working day; and in investigation II, cardiovascular responses were verified on both working and non-working days. In investigation I, blood pressure, cardiac output, heart rat...

Studies have found that spatial mismatch is a universal phenomenon, although both their substantive and methodological focus can differ substantially. In China, there growing body of literature on mismatch, but few studies measured the degree between local migrant workers in different occupations. To fill this gap, research investigates for socioeconomic groups Xiamen according to “hukou” statu...

OBJECTIVES There is limited evidence on the relationship between labor factors and the decision to refrain from seeking medical services. This study aimed to examine how labor factors are related to medical service access among male and female workers in Tokyo and surrounding areas. METHODS We used data from 4,385 respondents to the survey in the Japanese Study on Stratification, Health, Inco...

BACKGROUND Poor work ability correlates with increased morbidity and early retirement from the workforce, but the association in old age is not known. We investigated work ability in midlife among white-collar and blue-collar employees as a predictor of mortality and disability 28 years later. METHODS A total of 5971 occupationally active people aged 44-58 years participated in the Finnish Lo...

The aims of the present study were to analyze the association between incident stroke, occupational class and stress and to examine whether the association is found in both men and women in a prospective study of Japanese male and female workers. A total of 3190 male and 3363 female Japanese community-dwelling workers aged 65 or under with no history of cardiovascular disease were followed. Occ...

Abstract The context of retirement has changed over the last decades, but there is little knowledge on whether quality adjustment as well. Changes in regulations and historical differences resources may affect increase inequalities between different socioeconomic groups. In present study, we investigated by comparing cross-sectional samples retirees from 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, based population...