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  • Jul, 2012

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    Statements about Work

    Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

    Full-time workers

    Total agree

    Total disagree

    Strongly agree

    Agree

    Disagree

    Strongly disagree

    Don’t know

    I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities

    51%

    45%

    12%

    39%

    35%

    10%

    4%

    Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.

    47%

    47%

    7%

    40%

    36%

    11%

    6%

    Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility

    67%

    24%

    13%

    54%

    17%

    7%

    10%

    There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being

    63%

    32%

    18%

    45%

    26%

    6%

    4%


    Part-time workers

    Total agree

    Total disagree

    Strongly agree

    Agree

    Disagree

    Strongly disagree

    Don’t know

    I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities

    43%

    54%

    9%

    34%

    46%

    8%

    2%

    Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.

    36%

    56%

    5%

    31%

    46%

    10%

    8%

    Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility

    64%

    21%

    12%

    52%

    16%

    5%

    14%

    There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being

    53%

    42%

    15%

    38%

    31%

    11%

    5%

    Total workers – Agree

     

    Total

    Men

    Women

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

    I find it difficult to balance work and other responsibilities

    48%

    45%

    51%

    53%

    50%

    36%

    Where there is a conflict between work and other responsibilities, work comes first.

    41%

    43%

    38%

    44%

    40%

    45%

    Where there is conflict between work and other responsibilities I feel I can ask my employer for some flexibility

    66%

    66%

    65%

    76%

    64%

    54%

    There are times I feel the stress from juggling work and other responsibilities is impacting on my physical well-being

    58%

    57%

    59%

    67%

    62%

    43%

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