Name
wrksched5
Label
Usual work schedule
Description

Original question: 22. Which of the following best describes your usual work schedule?

Domain
usualwork
  • 1: Day shift
  • 2: Afternoon shift
  • 3: Night shift
  • 4: Split shift
  • 5: Irregular shift / on-call
  • 6: Rotating shifts
  • 7: Do not work
Type
choices
Usual work schedule vs MESA exam number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
Day shift 661
Afternoon shift 58
Night shift 41
Split shift 21
Irregular shift / on-call 141
Rotating shifts 20
Do not work 1,266
Unknown 29
Usual work schedule vs Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit
Exam 5
54.0 to 62.0 years 62.0 to 69.0 years 69.0 to 77.0 years 77.0 to 95.0 years Total
Total 560 559 559 559 2,237
Day shift 312 190 112 47 661
Afternoon shift 19 22 11 6 58
Night shift 20 17 2 2 41
Split shift 10 6 4 1 21
Irregular shift / on-call 58 36 31 16 141
Rotating shifts 9 7 4 - 20
Do not work 125 280 386 475 1,266
Unknown 7 1 9 12 29
Usual work schedule vs Gender of the participant
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
Day shift 345 316 661
Afternoon shift 28 30 58
Night shift 25 16 41
Split shift 10 11 21
Irregular shift / on-call 63 78 141
Rotating shifts 7 13 20
Do not work 705 561 1,266
Unknown 15 14 29
Usual work schedule vs Race/ethnicity of the participant
Exam 5
White, Caucasian Chinese American Black, African-American Hispanic Total
Total 830 265 616 526 2,237
Day shift 256 94 170 141 661
Afternoon shift 13 10 22 13 58
Night shift 9 2 18 12 41
Split shift 6 3 8 4 21
Irregular shift / on-call 76 19 27 19 141
Rotating shifts 5 - 8 7 20
Do not work 456 128 359 323 1,266
Unknown 9 9 4 7 29