Survey dataset on work-life conflict of women in the construction industry

Work-life conflict can have a detrimental effect on family life, particularly for women who have to work in order to support their families financially. The data set presents the views of 50 female construction professionals in Lagos, Nigeria through a purposive sampling technique with the aid of qu...

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Main Authors: Patience F. Tunji-Olayeni, Adedeji O. Afolabi, Bukola A. Adewale, Ayoola O. Fagbenle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Data in Brief
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918304487
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author Patience F. Tunji-Olayeni
Adedeji O. Afolabi
Bukola A. Adewale
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description Work-life conflict can have a detrimental effect on family life, particularly for women who have to work in order to support their families financially. The data set presents the views of 50 female construction professionals in Lagos, Nigeria through a purposive sampling technique with the aid of questionnaire. Categorical Regression was used to assess the effect of work pressure on family expectations. The features of the respondents in terms of profession, years of experience, office location and household characteristics were presented in bar chart. Analysis of the data can provide information on the work experiences of women in the construction industry particularly work load, hours worked per day, work on weekends and work on holidays. The data can also provide insights on the family expectations that are significantly affected by work pressure.
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spelling doaj.art-5acb40f4590c40829ca3750198b8c04c2022-12-22T00:58:47ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092018-08-0119921924Survey dataset on work-life conflict of women in the construction industryPatience F. Tunji-Olayeni0Adedeji O. Afolabi1Bukola A. Adewale2Ayoola O. Fagbenle3Covenant University, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Covenant University, NigeriaCovenant University, NigeriaOsun State College of Education, NigeriaWork-life conflict can have a detrimental effect on family life, particularly for women who have to work in order to support their families financially. The data set presents the views of 50 female construction professionals in Lagos, Nigeria through a purposive sampling technique with the aid of questionnaire. Categorical Regression was used to assess the effect of work pressure on family expectations. The features of the respondents in terms of profession, years of experience, office location and household characteristics were presented in bar chart. Analysis of the data can provide information on the work experiences of women in the construction industry particularly work load, hours worked per day, work on weekends and work on holidays. The data can also provide insights on the family expectations that are significantly affected by work pressure.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918304487
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Survey dataset on work-life conflict of women in the construction industry
Data in Brief
title Survey dataset on work-life conflict of women in the construction industry
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