Social class differences and occupational stress

This paper examines the findings of a large community-wide survey on occupa tional stress. Data were collected on a random sample of the general popula tion within the North East of England. A total of 2345 people returned comp leted questionnaires, which represented all socioeconomic groups. The bivar iate results revealed that job satisfaction is significantly greater among the higher socioeconomic groups, but no differences were found in mental an d physical (psychosomatic) health among the various socioeconomic groups. T he results from a multiple regression analysis provided evidence that the i ssue of "control" is significant in predicting greater job satisfaction amo ng all social classes, but not for mental or physical well being.