Flexible Work: Barrier to Benefits?

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage^a	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Understand benefits	-	-	-	63.44	21.74	0	100
Know how to access benefits	-			66.64	23.53	0	100
Gender	Male	2143	42.2	-	-	-	-
	Female	2882	56.7	-	-	-	-
Type of Employment	Full- Time	4290	84.4	-	-	-	-
	Part- Time	662	13.0	-	-	-	-
	Casual	48	.9	-	-	-	-
	Other	38	.7	-	-	-	-
Work Location	Office/Branch	3320	65.3	-	-	-	-
	Home	354	7.0	-	-	-	-
	Combination	1355	26.7	-	-	-	-

1 Note: n=5084. ^aDiscrepancy towards 100% due to cases with missing data.

Table 2:

Independent samples t-tests

	Male		Female			Full-time		Part-time			Office / branch		Home
	M	SD	M	SD	t-test	M	SD	M	SD	t-test	M	SD	M	SD	t-test
Understand benefits	64.38	21.26	62.88	21.99	2.45*	64.34	21.45	59.20	22.48	5.51***	63.84	22.14	60.77	21.90	2.49*
Know how to access benefits	67.89	22.80	65.86	23.97	3.06**	67.83	23.16	60.70	24.41	7.04***	67.31	23.90	61.81	23.68	4.12***

1*** p<.001

1** p<.01

1* p<.0.05 M = Mean. SD = Standard Deviation.

Benefits understanding by employment type

Benefits understanding by working location

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fprj-2018-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2206-1355 | Journal ISSN: 2206-1347

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Published on: Mar 16, 2024

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