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Table 1 STAMP survey content (N = number of items)

From: What do people do at work?Was machen Menschen bei der Arbeit?

Basic job and organizational information (N = 12)

  Occupation, industry, organizational position, organizational and job tenure, union membership,     organizational size, organization type (govt., non-profit, for-profit)

Skill and Task Requirements (N = 60)

  Cognitive skills (N = 48)

Mathematics (N = 12)

Reading (N = 8)

Writing (N = 6)

Forms and visual matter (N = 6)

Problem-solving (N = 3)

Required education, experience, and training (N = 9)

Skill changes in previous three years (N = 4)

  Interpersonal job tasks (N = 8)

  Physical job tasks (N = 4)

Supervision, Autonomy, Authority (N = 11)

  Closeness of supervision

  Repetitive work

  Autonomy

  Supervisory responsibilities over others

  Decision-making authority over organizational policies

Computer and Other Technology (N = 49)

  Machinery and electronic equipment (N = 18)

Level of machine knowledge needed, training time

Stet-up, maintenance, and repair

Automation, equipment and tool programming

  Computers (N = 26)

Frequency of use

Use of fourteen specific applications

Use of advanced program features, and occupation-specific and new software

Training times

Complexity of computer skills required

Adequacy of respondents’ computer skills

Computer knowledge and experience in prior jobs among non-users

  Other technology (N = 5)

Telephone, calculator, fax, bar code reader, and medical, scientific and lab equipment

Employee Involvement (N = 18)

  Job rotation and cross-training

  Pay for skill

  Formal quality control program

  Team activity levels, responsibilities, and decision making authority

  Bonus and stock compensation

Job Downgrading (N = 15)

  Promotion opportunities

  Downsizing, outsourcing, technological displacement

  Reductions in pay and retirement and health benefits

  Work load, pace, and stress

  Strike activity

Job Satisfaction (N = 1)