°Working conditions


























Working conditions, in %















by country 1997 and 2005
Satisfaction at work (max. = 100) Employment security (max. = 100)
by supervisory function and country 2005
Satisfaction at work (max. = 100) Employment security (max. = 100)
CH 1997 65.6 68.8
CH With supervisory function 73.9 73.1

2005 69.8 72.2

Without supervisory function 67.0 71.6
DE 1997 62.1 68.9
DE With supervisory function 68.0 74.9

2005 63.3 70.2

Without supervisory function 60.6 67.1
FR 1997 54.5 59.2
FR With supervisory function 59.9 62.8

2005 53.0 58.7

Without supervisory function 49.5 56.6
ES 1997 56.4 62.5
ES With supervisory function 63.9 67.7

2005 57.0 63.9

Without supervisory function 55.3 63.0
SE 1997 60.5 70.6
SE With supervisory function 66.3 72.6

2005 60.6 71.2

Without supervisory function 57.5 70.5
UK* 1997 59.5 65.4
UK* With supervisory function 63.9 68.6

2005 62.2 68.6

Without supervisory function 60.8 68.5
US 1997 62.7 71.2
US With supervisory function 68.2 75.0

2005 64.5 71.4

Without supervisory function 62.6 69.3









UK*: without Northern Ireland



UK*: without Northern Ireland







































‘Difficult working conditions’ in percent by country 1997 and 2005

















Exhausted after work Stress Hard physical work Dangerous conditions


FR 1997 47.5 44.2 25.0 8.9



2005 48.4 44.1 28.2 10.2


DE 1997 44.9 38.3 20.5 11.4



2005 40.6 33.9 24.8 10.7


UK* 1997 42.2 33.1 22.3 11.4



2005 40.8 32.6 20.8 8.6


US 1997 41.3 36.3 21.6 12.8



2005 38.8 38.3 23.9 16.4


ES 1997 35.8 34.7 24.4 14.9



2005 40.5 38.0 27.8 21.5


SE 1997 38.0 44.6 26.6 9.8



2005 35.1 41.8 26.8 11.5


CH 1997 36.1 30.2 18.3 6.5



2005 32.3 28.9 21.6 9.4











UK*: without Northern Ireland