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Table 4 Distribution (%) of working hour characteristics summarized by individuals in the three countries

From: Working hour characteristics and schedules among nurses in three Nordic countries – a comparative study using payroll data

  

DWHD (Denmark)

WHFPS (Finland)

RWHS (Norway)

Dayshift

0

2

1

2

1–100

45

41

58

101–200

41

45

36

> 200

13

13

4

Eveningshift

0

32

42

16

1–12

17

22

13

13–50

30

24

34

> 50

21

12

37

Nightshift

0

52

54

33

1–12

20

13

20

13–50

18

23

33

> 50

10

10

14

Early morning shift

0

94

99

98

1–12

6

1

2

13–50

0

0

0

> 50

0

0

0

Long shift (≥ 9 h < 12 h)

0

22

34

20

1–12

42

33

28

13–50

29

25

37

> 50

7

8

15

Very long shift (≥ 12 h < 24 h)

0

55

56

69

1–12

33

36

28

13–50

11

7

2

> 50

1

1

1

Quick returns (<  11 h between shifts)

0

37

24

17

1–12

47

29

19

13–50

15

42

58

> 50

1

5

6

Long weeks (> 40 h/week)

0

38

61

23

1–12

56

33

70

13–50

6

6

7

> 50

0

0

0

Very long weeks (> 48 h/week)

0

79

80

59

1–12

21

20

41

13–50

1

0

0

> 50

0

0

0

Periods of ≥ 5 consecutive night shifts

0

93

85

94

1–12

5

12

6

> 12

2

3

0

  1. DWHD The Danish Working Hour Database (Denmark), WHFPS The Working Hours in the Public Sector (Finland), RWHS the Register study of Working hour, Health and Sickness absence (Norway)