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. 2007 Feb;13(1):37–41. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.013839

Table 3 Fully adjusted odds of having received safety training in the past 12 months among short‐tenure employees stratified by sex. 1999, 2001 and 2003 Workplace and Employee Survey samples (n = 5671*).

Men Women
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Survey year
 1999 Ref Ref
 2001 1.15 (0.70 to 1.89) 0.89 (0.59 to 1.37)
 2003 1.59 (1.00 to 2.55) 0.78 (0.48 to 1.28)
Age group (years)
 >45 Ref Ref
 35–44 0.88 (0.46 to 1.70) 1.22 (0.67 to 2.24)
 25–34 0.78 (0.49 to 1.26) 1.45 (0.87 to 2.43)
 15–24 0.87 (0.52 to 1.43) 1.23 (0.74 to 2.03)
Immigrant
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.17 (0.68 to 2.01) 0.89 (0.69 to 1.72)
Member of union/CBA
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.17 (0.69 to 1.99) 1.12 (0.64 to 1.99)
Employment status
 Full time Ref Ref
 Part time 2.06 (1.11 to 3.80) 0.86 (0.54 to 1.35)
Occupation
 Non‐manual Ref Ref
 Mixed 1.43 (0.88 to 2.33) 1.67 (1.07 to 2.59)
 Manual 1.40 (0.82 to 2.39) 1.39 (0.85 to 2.27)
Permanent employee
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 0.98 (0.59 to 1.63) 0.84 (0.50 to 1.41)
Receives non‐wage benefits
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.49 (0.92 to 2.43) 1.43 (0.84 to 2.44)
Receives family‐support programs
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.81 (1.09 to 3.00) 1.76 (1.18 to 2.63)
Works regular hours (Mon to Fri)
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 0.82 (0.54 to 1.25) 0.49 (0.30 to 0.80)
Wages/h ($)
 >20 Ref Ref
 10–20 1.05 (0.65 to 1.67) 0.87 (0.48 to 1.55)
 <10 1.22 (0.67 to 2.22) 0.62 (0.34 to 1.14)
Workplace size (number of employees)
 <20 Ref Ref
 20–50 1.93 (1.11 to 3.37) 0.95 (0.55 to 1.65)
 50–100 1.46 (0.89 to 2.37) 1.92 (0.98 to 3.76)
 100–500 1.50 (0.76 to 2.95) 1.22 (0.71 to 2.12)
 >500 2.34 (1.08 to 5.06) 1.00 (0.56 to 1.78)
Non‐profit
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 0.56 (0.29 to 1.10) 1.08 (0.58 to 2.01)
Industry
 Other service industries Ref Ref
 Accommodation and food services 1.08 (0.45 to 2.60) 1.25 (0.56 to 2.79)
 Trade –(wholesale and retail) 0.95 (0.50 to 1.79) 1.37 (0.71 to 2.65)
 Manufacturing 1.55 (0.83 to 2.87) 1.93 (1.07 to 3.50)
 Other goods industries 1.56 (0.84 to 2.92) 1.56 (0.70 to 3.46)
Location of head office
 Atlantic provinces Ref Ref
 Quebec 0.14 (0.06 to 0.37) 0.33 (0.16 to 0.70)
 Ontario 0.96 (0.54 to 1.69) 0.65 (0.39 to 1.08)
 Manitoba 1.40 (0.82 to 2.39) 1.39 (0.85 to 2.27)
 Saskatchewan 0.70 (0.30 to 1.64) 0.41 (0.14 to 1.24)
 Alberta 0.98 (0.50 to 1.95) 0.73 (0.38 to 1.39)
 British Columbia 1.09 (0.58 to 2.03) 0.74 (0.42 to 1.29)

Ref, reference.

*Frequency count is a weighted estimate.