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. 2024 Jul 17;19(7):e0306065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306065

Table 2. Characteristics of participating organisations.

Characteristics 2020 (n = 1899) 2021 (n = 1551) 2022 (n = 1904) 2023 (n = 1902)
Sector
Production 364 (19.2%) 362 (23.3%) 411 (21.6%) 414 (21.8%)
Construction 139 (7.3%) 111 (7.2%) 145 (7.6%) 136 (7.2%)
Wholesale, retail 402 (21.2%) 331 (21.3%) 364 (19.1%) 363 (19.1%)
Hospitality 204 (10.7%) 109 (7.0%) 187 (9.8%) 210 (11.0%)
Business services 468 (24.6%) 350 (22.6%) 431 (22.6%) 419 (22.0%)
Other 322 (17.0%) 288 (18.6%) 366 (19.2%) 360 (18.9%)
Length of Operation
0–10 years 301 (16.0%) 236 (15.3%) 263 (13.9%) 250 (13.2%)
11–20 years 508 (27.0%) 378 (24.5%) 510 (27.0%) 541 (28.7%)
20 + years 1072 (57.0%) 929 (60.2%) 1115 (59.1%) 1097 (58.1%)
Size of Organisation
Micro-small (< = 50 employees) 1445 (76.1%) 1225 (79.0%) 1537 (80.7%) 1579 (83.0%)
Medium (51–250) 367 (19.3%) 286 (18.4%) 310 (16.3%) 286 (15.0%)
Large (>250) 87 (4.6%) 40 (2.6%) 57 (3.0%) 37 (1.9%)