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. 2013 Nov 1;4(4):201–209. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2013.10.002

Table 1.

General characteristics of the respondents (n = 72)

Characteristics Job position
p*
Site general manager
OHS manager
N % N %
Construction types Housing and office 24 66.7 24 66.7
Transportation 10 27.8 10 27.8
Plant 2 5.6 2 5.6
Gender M 36 100.0 35 97.2 >0.9999*
F 0 0.0 1 2.8
Age group (y) <30 0 0.0 6 16.7 <0.0001*
30–39 0 0.0 24 66.7
40–49 29 80.6 6 16.7
50–59 7 19.4 0 0.0
No. of workers <100 6 16.7 6 16.7
100–199 5 13.9 5 13.9
200–399 14 38.9 14 38.9
400–599 8 22.2 8 22.2
>600 3 8.3 3 8.3
Major Environment 0 0.0 2 5.6 <0.0001*
Safety 0 0.0 24 66.7
Health or hygiene 0 0.0 0 0.0
Engineering 35 97.2 9 25.0
Management 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 1 2.8 1 2.8
OHSMS training Yes 35 (97.2) 35 (97.2) >0.9999*
No 1 (2.8) 0 (0.0)
Unknown 0 (0.0) 1 (2.8)
Necessity of OHSMS. Yes 36 100.0 35 97.2 >0.9999*
No 0 0.0 1 2.8

Fisher exact test and Pearson Chi-square test were performed to examine the statistical difference for the participant's demographic factors and awareness between site general managers and OHS managers. For reference, the Pearson Chi-square test is generally conducted for the comparison between the groups of categorical variables, but when the sample number is small (i.e., when the frequency in the cell is small), the Pearson Chi-square test could lead to incorrect result. In that case, the Fisher exact test was carried out.

OHS, occupational health and safety; OHSMS, occupational health and safety management system.

* p value by Fisher exact test.