Can they work it out and do they get any satisfaction? Young Swedish physically disabled men's and women's work involvement and job satisfaction

Employment situation%Unemployed28Employment limited in time14Permanent employment14Subject of labour market policy measure14Student37Total100Note: n = 628

Marital status%Single parent12Single person without children25Married/Cohabitant55Living with parents8Total100Note: n = 696

UnemployedEmployment measureEmployedStudyingAll respondentsValuation of workWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenEven if I won a great deal of money on the pools I would continue to work somewhere90899387919192799188I should hate to be on the dole92888882929196799187I would soon get very bored if I had no work to do87859086919187788987The most important things that happen to me involve work827986818884786785^*79^*If unemployment benefits were really high I would still prefer work96^**88^**95929594969596^**92^**I only want to have a job for the sake of the salary34^**45^**384429^***50^***295834^***46^***n16622517642609Notes: Significance levels * = 0.05, ** = < 0.05 *** = 0,00.

Single parent Single person without children Married/Cohabitant Living with parents Valuation of workWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenEven if I won a great deal of money on the pools I would continue to work somewhere9479969289869690I should hate to be on the dole91^*64^*9583899110087I would soon get very bored if I had no work to do91100917986909587The most important things that happen to me involve work8886888382779171If unemployment benefits were really high I would still prefer work96789894959210090I only want to have a job for the sake of the salary386423^**47^**36^*43^*3247n671492782661132230Notes: * = < 0,05, ** = 0,00.

Physical conditions in the workplaceWorkmates or fellow studentsAcknowledgment for the workImmediate superior or teacherPractical aid in the workplacePay structureSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfiedSatisfiedDissatisfiedSingle parent Unemployed594187137921851561394654 Employment measure831710008911851556442476 Employed8218100094695510006436 Studying505096410001000722800Single persons without children Unemployed594188128416782262383664 Employment measure81199828020811975253664 Employed752593793796487135842 Studying732710001000901058422971Married/cohabitant Unemployed703089117624772356443169 Employment measure88129649317831772283961 Employed88129828911861482185248 Studying742610009379466436892Living with parents Unemployed75259289010861475253862 Employment measure861410008515100085155050 Employed891110008020821887138713 Studying100097310001000000100All respondents79219558515841671294258n257281240263221223

Independent variablesBWaldSig.Odds RatiosGender.4233.894.0481.527Marital status-.2004.159.041.818Acknowledgment for the work done.1804.276.0391.198Satisfaction with pay structure.2297.076.0081.257Satisfaction with immediate superior or teacher-.1301.804.179.878Satisfaction with practical aid in the workplace-.032.117.7331.033-2LLR588.477Chi-square26.263Sig.000n671

The most important things that happen to me involve workJob satisfactionWomenMenAcknowledgment for the work done (n = 420) Satisfied8785 Dissatisfied8156Pay structure (n = 198) Satisfied9090 Dissatisfied8276

I only want to have a job for the sake of the salaryJob satisfactionWomenMenPhysical conditions in the workplace Satisfied3143 Dissatisfied3769Note: n = 412