Table 3. Worker and workplace characteristics associated with accommodation adequacy. [SD=standard deviation.].
| Before inverse probability of treatment weighting | After inverse probabilityof treatment weighting | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate accommodation (N=1170) |
Inadequate accommodation (N=623) |
Adequate accommodation (N=1170) |
Inadequate accommodation (N=623) |
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| N (%) | N (%) | SD | N (%) | N (%) | SD | |||||
| Worker characteristics | ||||||||||
| Age group (years) | ||||||||||
| <30 | 149 (12.7) | 81 (13.0) | 0.039 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 0.002 | ||||
| 30–49 | 434 (37.1) | 231 (37.1) | 37.2 | 37.2 | ||||||
| ≥50 | 579 (49.5) | 306 (49.1) | 50.1 | 50.2 | ||||||
| Missing | 8 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Female | 537 (45.9) | 291 (46.7) | 0.053 | 46.3 | 46.0 | 0.007 | ||||
| Male | 632 (54.0) | 330 (53.0) | 53.7 | 54.0 | ||||||
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.3) | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Education | ||||||||||
| High school or less | 305 (26.1) | 195 (31.3) | 0.090 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 0.004 | ||||
| Some postsecondary | 857 (73.2) | 426 (68.4) | 71.7 | 71.6 | ||||||
| Missing | 8 (0.7) | 2 (0.3) | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Born in Canada | ||||||||||
| No | 246 (21.0) | 184 (29.5) | 0.189 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 915 (78.2) | 436 (70.0) | 77.8 | 77.8 | ||||||
| Missing | 9 (0.8) | 3 (0.5) | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Urban/rural residence | ||||||||||
| Rural | 220 (18.8) | 120 (19.3) | 0.013 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 0.001 | ||||
| Urban | 950 (81.2) | 503 (80.7) | 80.9 | 81.0 | ||||||
| Nature of injury | ||||||||||
| Sprain, strain, dislocation | 514 (43.9) | 288 (46.2) | 0.138 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 0.011 | ||||
| Superficial or open wound | 135 (11.5) | 74 (11.9) | 11.6 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Fracture | 149 (12.7) | 71 (11.4) | 12.4 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Internal injury | 182 (15.6) | 73 (11.7) | 14.3 | 14.1 | ||||||
| Other | 39 (3.3) | 24 (3.9) | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||||||
| Unknown | 51 (4.4) | 23 (3.7) | 4.0 | 3.9 | ||||||
| Missing | 100 (8.5) | 70 (11.2) | 9.7 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Sample group | ||||||||||
| Short duration sample | 507 (43.3) | 226 (36.3) | 0.143 | 40.8 | 41.1 | 0.010 | ||||
| Long duration sample | 663 (56.6) | 397 (63.7) | 59.2 | 58.9 | ||||||
| Workplace characteristics | ||||||||||
| Union membership | ||||||||||
| No | 565 (48.3) | 343 (55.1) | 0.123 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 0.006 | ||||
| Yes | 597 (51.0) | 275 (44.1) | 47.4 | 47.1 | ||||||
| Missing | 8 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Company size (employees) | ||||||||||
| <20 | 284 (24.3) | 184 (29.5) | 0.123 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 0.005 | ||||
| 20-99 | 394 (33.7) | 192 (30.8) | 32.2 | 31.9 | ||||||
| ≥100 | 446 (38.1) | 219 (35.2) | 38.1 | 38.1 | ||||||
| Missing | 46 (3.9) | 28 (4.5) | 4.0 | 4.1 | ||||||
| Employment type | ||||||||||
| Temporary | 79 (6.8) | 55 (8.8) | 0.091 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.003 | ||||
| Permanent | 1090 (93.2) | 566 (90.9) | 93.2 | 93.2 | ||||||
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.3) | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Economic sector | ||||||||||
| Goods producing | 302 (25.8) | 160 (25.7) | 0.002 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 0.003 | ||||
| Services | 868 (74.2) | 463 (74.3) | 74.2 | 74.4 | ||||||
| Missing | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||