pan-european opinion poll on occupational safety and health

Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and healthResults across 31 European countries - May 2013

Representative results in 31 participating European states for the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Safety and Health at work is everyone's concern. It's good for you. It's good for business.

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http://osha.europa.eu

Opinion poll design

Universe:Full-time, part-time and self-employed workers aged 18+ with usual country of residence and in the respective language

Sample: Representative sample in each of the 31 participating European countries

Weighting:Data weighted to reflect working population by age, gender and region. Where multi-country data is shown, data has been weighted to reflect the population size of each country

Method of data collection:

CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews) across 26 countries. In Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Malta, Romania and Slovakia interviews were conducted face to face

Sample size: 16,622 interviews across Europe (approximately 500 per country except in Liechtenstein with 200 interviews conducted)

Fieldwork period:23rd November 2012 – 5th February 2013

Interpretation of data:Where percentages do not sum to 100%, or to aggregated scores (e.g. “very likely” plus “fairly likely”), this may be due to computer rounding

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Sample sizes

Sample sizes included in this report

Total number of workers aged 18+ 16,622 0-9 other workers at workplace 6,128

Male 8,748 10-49 other workers at workplace 5,262

Female 7,874 50-249 other workers at workplace 3,419

Aged 18-34 4,851 250+ other workers at workplace 1,454

Aged 35-54 8,794 Full time 12,127

Aged 55+ 2,977 Part time 2,734

Workers not aware of programmes/ policies at their workplace to assist older workers

13,896

Margin of error(due to a sample of workers being interviewed)

Total sample 0.5 to 0.8 percentage points

Between subgroups e.g. Male / Female ± 0.9 to 1.5 percentage pointsFull time / Part time ± 1.2 to 2.1 percentage points

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Questionnaire overview - 1

How likely, if at all, do you think it is that there will be a higher proportion of people aged over 60 working at your own workplace in 2020?

The following questions use the term "older workers". By older workers, we mean workers aged over 60.

On balance, do you think older workers tend to … than other workers?

Do you think that programmes or policies should be introduced at your workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to or beyond retirement age if they wish to do so? Please say if you already have such programmes or policies at your workplace

(Very likely | Fairly likely | Fairly unlikely | Very unlikely | Don't know | Do not have any people aged over 60 at workplace now and do not expect to in 2020)

(Yes | No | No difference | Don't know)

A. Take more time off work due to illnessB. Have more accidents at workC. Be less productive at workD. Be less able to adapt to changes at work

E. Suffer more from work-related stress

(Yes | No | Programmes and policies already exist at your workplace | Don't know)

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Questionnaire overview - 2

Which, if any, of the following do you think are the most common causes of work-related stress nowadays?

Now some questions about all workers regardless of their age.

How common, if at all, are cases of work-related stress in your workplace?

How well, if at all, do you think the control of work-related stress is handled in your workplace?

A. Hours worked or workloadB. Limited opportunity to manage own work patternsC. Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilitiesD. Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassmentE. Job reorganisation or job insecurity

F. Lack of support to fulfil your role from colleagues or supervisors

(Very common | Fairly common | Fairly rare | Very rare | There are no cases of work-related stress | Don't know)

(Very well | Fairly well | Not very well | Not at all well | Don't know)

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Two-letter country designations used in charts

Letters Country Letters Country Letters Country

AT Austria FI Finland NL Netherlands

BE Belgium FR France NO Norway

BG Bulgaria HU Hungary PL Poland

CH Switzerland IE Ireland PT Portugal

CY Cyprus IS Iceland RO Romania

CZ Czech Republic IT Italy SE Sweden

DE Germany LI Liechtenstein SI Slovenia

DK Denmark LT Lithania SK Slovakia

EE Estonia LU Luxembourg UK United Kingdom

EL Greece LV Latvia ALL All countries

ES Spain MT Malta

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Country groups used in this report

Group Countries

EU27 The 27 countries that currently form the European Union

EU15 The 15 countries that formed the European Union until 1st May 2004

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

NMS12 The 12 countries that joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

EFTA Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health

Results across 31 European countries - May 2013

Proportion of workers aged over 60 in 2020


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Universe: Workers aged 18+


How likely, if at all, do you think it is that there will be a higher proportion of people aged over 60 working at your own workplace in 2020? (%)

2

3

21

22

26

26 Very likely

Fairly likely

Fairly unlikely

Very unlikely

Don't know

No workers aged over 60 now or expected in 2020

10


52

51

53

45

54

59

43

44

42

51

40

36

Likely (aggregate) Unlikely (aggregate)

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+



GENDER

AGE

Difference to 100% due to exclusion of Don't know and None; Universe: Workers aged 18+

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WORKPLACE SIZE (NUMBER OF

OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


52

45

52

56

63

53

52

43

47

44

40

33

43

42

Likely (aggregate) Unlikely (aggregate)

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

12




UK CY EL IT DE DKALL

EU27 ES BE FR PTNO IE SE AT PL

CH NLCZ LU M

T FIEE

HU LI IS LV LT BG SISK

RO

42 41 4032 31 27 26 26 24 23 23 23 22 22 19 19 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9

26 29

14 3427 31

26 26 28 25 24 20

3623 34 29

22 24 3124

3321

33 3122

3222 22 22 22 18 25

19

1315

19

1520 21

22 2129

2117

34

22

17

2628

30 3128

26

27

25

2724

28

39

31 30 2721

9

29

23

16 13

2315 18 16 21 21

16

24 31

20 16

3815 20 25 24 19

3119

30

2124 36

13

28 32 35

2449

26

30

Very likely Fairly likely Fairly unlikely Very unlikely


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All

cou

nt..

.

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S1

2

EF

TA

26 26 2914 18

26 2627

2229

22 2120

26

28

21 21 20

28

21

Very likely Fairly likely Fairly unlikely Very unlikely






Perceptions of older workers


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Perceptions of older workers

Take more time off work due to illness

Have more accidents at work

Be less productive at work

Be less able to adapt to changes at work

Suffer more from work-related stress

On balance, do you think older workers tend to … than other workers? (%)

35

22

28

60

42

54

64

60

33

48

8

10

9

5

7

3

3

3

2

3

Yes No No difference Don't know


16


60

61

58

64

61

49

33

31

34

29

32

44

5

5

5

4

6

6

2

2

2

2

2

2


Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

Perceptions of older workers - Less able to adapt to changes at work

On balance, do you think older workers tend to be less able to adapt to changes at work than other workers? (%)

GENDER

AGE


17


60

59

61

61

60

60

58

33

33

33

32

33

32

35

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2





OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

18





SI

EL

LT

PL

NO LV IT

CH

MT IS EE

SE IE CZ

ES

LU

NL

HU

PT

EU

27

AL

L

DK

SK

BE FI

BG LI

FR

AT

DE

RO

UK

CY

83 81 78 75 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 63 60 60 60 60 59 56 56 55 54 54 52 51 50 43

Yes

19


All

cou

ntr

ies

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S1

2

EF

TA

60 60 58 66 70

Yes




20


42

40

44

42

42

41

48

50

46

48

48

50

7

7

7

7

8

6

3

3

2

3

3

3


Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

Perceptions of older workers - Suffer more from work-related stress

On balance, do you think older workers tend to suffer more from work-related stress than other workers? (%)

GENDER

AGE


21


42

41

44

40

38

42

40

48

47

46

50

54

48

50

7

8

7

7

5

7

8

3

3

2

3

3

3

3





OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

22





SI

EL

HU LT IT CZ

PL

PT

RO

AT

MT

LV

BE

DE

SK

LU

FR

EU

27

BG

AL

L LI

CH

NL

EE IE ES IS CY

SE FI

UK

NO

DK

70 56 56 55 54 54 51 50 49 48 47 47 46 45 45 44 43 42 42 42 40 38 34 33 33 33 30 27 27 26 25 22

11

Yes

23


All

cou

ntr

ies

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S1

2

EF

TA

42 42 4050

32

Yes






Programmes and policies to enable longer working


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Please say if you already have programmes or policies at your workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to or beyond retirement age. (%)


CH

DK

UK

NL

SE FI

FR

NO

AL

L

EU

27

ES

LU PL

AT

BE

SK

EE

HU IE CZ

DE IS LI

MT

PT

RO LV LT SI

BG IT

CY

EL

24 23 23

16 15 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11

9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 1

Already exist

26


All

cou

ntr

ies

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S1

2

EF

TA

12 12 12 920

Already exist


Please say if you already have programmes or policies at your workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to or beyond retirement age. (%)


27


Yes - programmes and policies should be in-

troduced

No - programmes and policies should not be

introduced

61

39


Do you think that programmes or policies should be introduced at your workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to or beyond retirement age if they wish to do so? (%)

Excludes Don't know; Universe: Workers not aware of programmes/policies at their workplace

28


61

58

64

60

61

64

39

42

36

40

39

36

Yes No

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+



GENDER

AGE


29





OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


61

58

62

61

65

61

66

39

42

38

39

35

39

34

Yes No

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

30





NO IE IS MT

UK SIEL

DE IT BERO FR LT LU

EU27 ALL AT FILV BG PT CZ ES EE DK NL PL LI HU CH CY SE SK

86 78 78 74 74

67 64 64 64 63 63 63 62 61 61 61 61 60 58 58 57 56 56 55 53 50 49 47 45 45 44 43 42

1422 22 26 26

33 36 36 36 37 37 37 38 39 39 39 39 40 42 42 43 44 44 45 47 50 51 53 55 55 56 57 58

Yes No

31


All

cou

ntr

ies

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S1

2

EF

TA

61 61 6354

62

39 39 3746

38

Yes No






Common causes of work-related stress


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Job reorganisation or job insecurity

Hours worked or workload

Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment

Lack of support to fulfil your role from colleagues or superiors

Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities

Limited opportunity to manage own work patterns

72

66

59

57

52

46

Common causes of work-related stress

Which, if any, of the following do you think are the most common causes of work-related stress nowadays? (%)


34


72

70

73

69

73

70


Common causes of work-related stress - Job reorganisation or job insecurity

GENDER

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

AGE



35


72

68

70

75

78

71

73

Common causes of work-related stress - Job reorganisation or job insecurity




OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time


36


66

64

69

0

69

67

59


Common causes of work-related stress - Hours worked or workload

GENDER

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

AGE



37


66

62

67

69

70

66

70

Common causes of work-related stress - Hours worked or workload




OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time


38


-

59

57

62

-

59

61

55


Common causes of work-related stress - Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment

GENDER

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

AGE



39


59

60

58

60

58

58

64

Common causes of work-related stress - Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment


OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time






Cases of work-related stress


41


16

35

28

17

3

1


How common, if at all, are cases of work-related stress in your workplace? (%)

Very common

Fairly common

Fairly rare

Very rare

There are no cases of work-related stress

Don't know


42


51

49

54

53

53

44

45

47

42

45

44

50

Common (aggregate) Rare (aggregate)

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+



GENDER

AGE


43





OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


51

44

54

55

58

53

48

45

49

44

43

40

44

48

Common (aggregate) Rare (aggregate)

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

44





CY EL SIPT

MT SK CZ

BG PL IT DEEU27 ALL RO SE ES FR BE

HU LV NL IE IS UKCH NO LU EE AT LT LI FI

DK

51 46

28 28 25 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 5

3736

44

31 3744

37 34 33 38 35 35 35 35 4234 34 31 38

29

47

29 35 33 3243 42

31 3730 28

3833

612

19

28 26 25

2622

30 24 3228 28

22

29

28 26 3028

29

27

3434

2840

32 33

3031

3852

41

35

5 5 6 11 9 10 15

18

17 14

13 17 17

17

11 17 21 20

18 24

11 21 15

24 13 13 11

19 21 21

11 8

20

Very common Fairly common Fairly rare Very rare

45


All

coun

trie

s

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S12

EF

TA

16 16 15 17 11

35 35 36 3536

28 28 28 27 37

17 17 17 17 13

Very common Fairly common Fairly rare Very rare






Handling cases of work-related stress


47


13

41

26

15

5



Very well

Fairly well

Not very well

Not at all well

Don't know

How well, if at all, do you think the control of work-related stress ishandled in your workplace? (%)

48


54

55

53

57

52

54

41

39

42

39

42

38

Well (aggregate) Not well (aggregate)

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+


How well, if at all, do you think the control of work-related stress is handled in your workplace? (%)

GENDER

AGE

Difference to 100% due to exclusion of Don't know; Universe: Workers aged 18+

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OTHER WORKERS)

HOURS WORKED


54

60

52

50

52

53

57

41

34

44

46

44

43

37

Well (aggregate) Not well (aggregate)

Total

0-9

10-49

50-249

250+

Full time

Part time

50





IE DK UK ELBE M

TCH IS NO CY EE FR AT

ALL

EU27 CZRO NL LV SK LI IT SE DE PL

HU PT FILU LT SI

BG ES

28 25 24 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 5

38 44 41

3648

42 4735

57

3650

4233

41 40 38 36

52

30

55 54 4938 37 44

33

53 50 4837 35 32

24

20 15 21

18

16 2525

22

21

27

2124

36 26 26 2926

28

21

24 28

2031 35 26

35

18 2926

2724

24

29

14 7 8

24 14 11 8

16

4

19 8 18 12 15 15 16 17

5

32

7 4

14 14 12 16 20 17 6 13

14 26 25

27

Very well Fairly well Not very well Not at all well

51


All

coun

trie

s

EU

27

EU

15

NM

S12

EF

TA

13 13 14 11 16

41 40 40 40

50

26 26 26 27

23

15 15 14 177

Very well Fairly well Not very well Not at all well


How well, if at all, do you think the control of work-related stress ishandled in your workplace? (%)


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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Contributes to making Europe a safer, healthier and more productive place to work;Researches, develops and distributes reliable, balanced and impartial safety and health information;Organises pan-European awareness-raising campaigns;Set up by the European Union in 1996 and based in Bilbao, Spain;

• Brings together representatives from the European Commission, Member State governments, employers' and workers' organisations and leading experts in each of the EU Member States and beyond.

For more information about EU-OSHA: http://osha.europa.eu

For more information on the pan-European poll on OSH: http://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-health-in-figures/

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