TABLE 3—

Ordinary Least Squares Regression Model of Workforce and Job Characteristics Associated With Workers’ Compensation Claim Rates Within Industries: Ontario, Canada, 1990 to 2003

	b	P
Intercept	2.111	.374
Year vs 1990
1991	0.117	.426
1992	−0.044	.773
1993	−0.366	.027
1994	−0.455	.011
1995	−0.684	.001
1996	−1.068	< .001
1997	−1.169	< .001
1998	−1.408	< .001
1999	−1.475	< .001
2000	−1.413	< .001
2001	−1.553	< .001
2002	−1.618	< .001
2003	−1.814	< .001
Industrial sector vs public administration
Agriculture	1.119	.149
Forestry, fishing, mining	0.226	.764
Manufacturing: nondurables	0.773	.233
Manufacturing: durables	2.175	.003
Construction	0.974	.170
Transport/communication	1.972	.002
Wholesale trade	1.461	.002
Retail trade	2.123	< .001
Community services	1.669	.021
Personal services	1.715	.008
Business/miscellaneous services	1.755	< .001
Tenure, %
< 12 mo	0.003	.807
12–47 mo	−0.006	.656
≥ 48 mo	Referent	Referent
Gender, %
Men	0.003	.817
Women	Referent	Referent
Occupation, %
In manual jobs	0.029	.035a
In mixed jobs	0.017	.429
In nonmanual jobs	Referent	Referent
Age, y, %
15–24	−0.044	.189
25–49	−0.014	.591
≥ 50	Referent	Referent

^aSignificant focal predictor.