Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 187).
| Variables | Natural units |
|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) 42 (11) |
| Cumulative days of total compensation (from day of interview) | |
| Total group | Mean (SD) 45 (78), median 14 |
| Workers with sustainable RTW* | Mean (SD) 13 (41), median 0 |
| Workers with unsustainable RTW† | Mean (SD) 44 (56), median 26 |
| Workers with no RTW‡ | Mean (SD) 68 (93), median 32 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 74 (40%) |
| Male | 113 (60%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 51 (27%) |
| Cohabiting | 136 (73%) |
| Education | |
| Some high school | 39 (21%) |
| High school completed | 91 (49%) |
| University or college completed | 57 (30%) |
| Site of injury | |
| Back | 108 (58%) |
| Neck and upper extremity | 79 (42%) |
| Employment status | |
| Full‐time | 162 (87%) |
| Part‐time | 24 (13%) |
| Collar classification | |
| White collar | 25 (13%) |
| Pink | 58 (31%) |
| Blue collar indoor | 47 (25%) |
| Blue collar outdoor | 25 (13%) |
| Workplace size (WSIB data) | |
| <20 employees | 17 (10%) |
| 20–99 employees | 30 (17%) |
| 100–999 employees | 56 (32%) |
| ⩾1000 employees | 41 (23%) |
| Work accommodation available | |
| Yes | 91 (49%) |
| No | 94 (51%) |
| Personal income | |
| <$20.000 | 35 (19%) |
| $20 000–39 999 | 79 (44%) |
| $40 000–59 999 | 57 (31%) |
| >$60 000 | 10 (6%) |
| Family income | |
| <$40 000 | 49 (29%) |
| $40 000–59 999 | 54 (32%) |
| $60 000–79 999 | 34 (20%) |
| ⩾$80 000 | 33 (19%) |
| Work status at time of interview | |
| RTW—sustainable | 73 (39%) |
| RTW—unsustainable | 22 (12%) |
| No RTW | 92 (49%) |
| Claim history past 5 years (yes/no) | 66 (35%)/121 (65%) |
*Sustainable RTW: being at work at time of interview.
†Unsustainable RTW: not at work at time of interview but at least one attempt to RTW in the interval of injury date–interview date.
‡No attempt to return to work and still not back at work at time of interview.