Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013

Pan-European opinion poll on
occupational safety and health
Results 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 points
Full 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 illness
B. Have more accidents at work
C. Be less productive at work
D. 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 workload
B. Limited opportunity to manage own work patterns
C. Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities
D. Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment
E. 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
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
26Very 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
42 41 40
32 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 34
27 31
26 26 28
25 24 20
36
23
34
29
22 24
31
24
33
21
33 31
22
32
22 22 22 22 18 25
19
13
15
19
15
20 21
22 21
29
21
17
34
22
17
26
28
30 31
28
26
27
25
27
24
28
39
31 30 27
21
9
29
23
16
13
23
15 18 16
21 21
16
24 31
20 16
38
15 20
25 24 19
31
19
30
21
24 36
13
28 32 35
24
49
26
30
UK
CY
EL
IT
DE
DK
ALL
E…
ES
BE
FR
PT
NO
IE
SE
AT
PL
CH
NL
CZ
LU
MT
FI
EE
HU
LI
IS
LV
LT
BG
SI
SK
RO
Very likely Fairly likely Fairly unlikely Very unlikely

13
26 26 29
14 18
26 26
27
22
29
22 21
20
26
28
21 21 20
28
21
All
countries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
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
at work
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
OTHER WORKERS)
HOURS WORKED
Total
0-9
10-49
50-249
250+
Full time
Part time

18
at work
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
SI
EL
LT
PL
NO
LV
IT
CH
MT
IS
EE
SE
IE
CZ
ES
LU
NL
HU
PT
E…
ALL
DK
SK
BE
FI
BG
LI
FR
AT
DE
RO
UK
CY
Yes

19
60 60 58 66 70
Allcountries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Colu…
at work

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
stress
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
OTHER WORKERS)
HOURS WORKED
Total
0-9
10-49
50-249
250+
Full time
Part time

22
stress
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
SI
EL
HU
LT
IT
CZ
PL
PT
RO
AT
MT
LV
BE
DE
SK
LU
FR
E…
BG
ALL
LI
CH
NL
EE
IE
ES
IS
CY
SE
FI
UK
NO
DK
Column
1

23
42 42 40
50
32
Allcountries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Colu…
Perceptions of older workers - Suffer more from work-related stress

Programmes and policies to enable longer working

25
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. (%)
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
CH
DK
UK
NL
SE
FI
FR
NO
ALL
E…
ES
LU
PL
AT
BE
SK
EE
HU
IE
CZ
DE
IS
LI
MT
PT
RO
LV
LT
SI
BG
IT
CY
EL
Already exist

26
12 12 12 9
20
Allcountries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Column1
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
61
39
Yes - programmes
and policies should
be introduced
No - programmes
and policies should
not be introduced
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

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WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
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
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
14
22 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
NO
IE
IS
MT
UK
SI
EL
DE
IT
BE
RO
FR
LT
LU
EU27
ALL
AT
FI
LV
BG
PT
CZ
ES
EE
DK
NL
PL
LI
HU
CH
CY
SE
SK
Yes No

31
61 61 63
54
62
39 39 37
46
38
All
countries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Yes No

Common causes of work-related stress

33
72
66
59
57
52
46
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
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
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
OTHER WORKERS)
HOURS WORKED
Total
0-9
10-49
50-249
250+
Full time
Part time

36
66
64
69
-
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
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
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
Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment

39
59
60
58
60
58
58
64
Common causes of work-related stress - Being subject to
unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
OTHER WORKERS)
HOURS WORKED
Total
0-9
10-49
50-249
250+
Full time
Part time
Being subject to unacceptable behaviours such as bullying or harassment

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+
workplace? (%)
GENDER
AGE

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workplace? (%)
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
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
workplace? (%)
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
37
36
44
31 37
44
37 34 33 38 35 35 35 35
42
34 34 31
38
29
47
29 35 33 32
43 42
31 37
30 28
38
33
6
12
19
28 26 25
26
22
30 24 32
28 28
22
29
28 26 30
28
29
27
34
34
28
40
32 33
30
31
38
52
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
CY
EL
SI
PT
MT
SK
CZ
BG
PL
IT
DE
EU27
ALL
RO
SE
ES
FR
BE
HU
LV
NL
IE
IS
UK
CH
NO
LU
EE
AT
LT
LI
FI
DK
Very common Fairly common Fairly rare Very rare

45
16 16 15 17 11
35 35 36 35
36
28 28 28 27 37
17 17 17 17 13
All
countries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Very common Fairly common Fairly rare Very rare
workplace? (%)

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

49
WORKPLACE SIZE
(NUMBER OF
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
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
36
48
42 47
35
57
36
50
42
33
41 40 38 36
52
30
55 54 49
38 37 44
33
53 50 48
37 35 32
24
20 15 21
18
16 25
25
22
21
27
21
24
36 26 26 29
26
28
21
24 28
20
31 35 26
35
18 29
26
27
24
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
IE
DK
UK
EL
BE
MT
CH
IS
NO
CY
EE
FR
AT
ALL
EU27
CZ
RO
NL
LV
SK
LI
IT
SE
DE
PL
HU
PT
FI
LU
LT
SI
BG
ES
Very well Fairly well Not very well Not at all well

51
13 13 14 11 16
41 40 40 40
50
26 26 26 27
23
15 15 14 17
7
All
countries
EU27
EU15
NMS12
EFTA
Very well Fairly well Not very well Not at all well

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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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Quality assurance
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