Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the full survey sample (N = 241).

From: Unravelling motives and time use of additional leave in a flexible benefits plan: a mixed-methods case study in Belgium

Variable

n

M

SD

Min

Max

Socio-demographic characteristics

Sex

 Male

113

0.469

   

 Female

128

0.531

   

Age

241

44.000

10.760

24

65

Educational level

 Low (max. secondary education)

31

0.129

   

 Medium (higher non-university education)

110

0.456

   

 High (higher university education)

100

0.415

   

Relationship status

 Single

37

0.154

   

 Partner but not living together

17

0.071

   

 Partner and living together

187

0.776

   

Number of childrena

 0

104

0.432

   

 1

51

0.212

   

 2

71

0.295

   

 3 or more

15

0.062

   

Age youngest childb

161

13.721

9.065

0

36

Household composition

 Young single (≤40 yr), no children

28

0.116

   

 Single (all ages), children

14

0.058

   

 Older single (>40 yr), no children

12

0.050

   

 Young couple (resp. ≤40 yr), no children

23

0.095

   

 Couple (all ages), children

123

0.510

   

 Older couple (resp. >40 yr), no children

41

0.170

   

Job-related characteristics

Work schedule

 Full-time

160

0.664

   

 Part-time

81

0.336

   

Contractual number of weekly working hours

241

35.875

5.190

8

48

Number of standard leave days

241

32.797

5.907

14

46

Number of additional leave days chosen within the flexible benefits plan

241

3.427

4.255

0

10

Personal monthly salary (thousands)c

241

2.647

0.530

1.625

3.625

Seniority (number of years of work experience in the company)

241

13.834

10.927

0

44

Work intensity (mean 9 items)

241

2.680

0.712

1.222

4.556

Ideal worker norm (mean 4 items)

241

1.821

0.689

1

4.750

Work–life balance (mean 5 items)

241

3.562

0.826

1

5

Personal characteristics

     

Materialism (mean 9 items)

241

2.436

0.663

1.11

4.56

Environment-related characteristics

Importance of protecting the environment

 Not important at all

1

0.004

   

 Not very important

11

0.046

   

 Somewhat important

151

0.627

   

 Very important

78

0.324

   

Number of environmental actions

 Low (0–3)

54

0.224

   

 Medium (4–6)

139

0.577

   

 High (7–9)

48

0.199

   

Travel behaviour: number of trips

 At less than 200 km from my home

241

2.083

1.563

0

5

 Within Europe (at more than 200 km from my home) by car

241

1.208

1.129

0

5

 Within Europe (at more than 200 km from my home) by train or bus

241

0.203

0.698

0

5

 Within Europe (at more than 200 km from my home) by plane

241

0.643

0.883

0

5

 Outside of Europe by plane

241

0.129

0.413

0

3

  1. a“Number of children” refers to children who live inside the household.
  2. bDescriptive statistics for “age youngest child” are reported for the subsample of employees having children who live inside the household (N = 161).
  3. c“Personal monthly salary (thousands)” is measured as an ordinal variable with the following question: “Which category corresponds to your personal monthly net salary? If you don’t know your exact salary, please make an estimate.” 10 response categories were provided, ranging from “<1500 euros” over “from 1501 to 1750 euros” (with increments of 250 euros) to “3501 euros or more”.
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