Table 1.
Use of information type in the last 12 months
| Total | Agency | Role level | Role focus | Education level | Years in Agency | Age group | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 N % | 2 N % | χ 2 Sig level | S M N % | M N % | NM N % | χ 2 Sig level | P/P N % | P/L N % | O N % | χ 2 Sig level | HS/C N % | UG N % | PG N % | χ 2 Sig level | 0-5 N % | 6-15 N % | 16+ N % | χ 2 Sig level | 18-35 N % | 36-55 N % | 56+ N % | χ 2 Sig level | ||
| Total (row %) | 372 100.0 | 146 39.2 | 226 60.8 | N/A | 15 4.0 | 75 20.2 | 282 75.8 | N/A | 125 36.6 | 47 12.6 | 200 53.8 | N/A | 117 31.5 | 151 40.6 | 104 27.9 | N/A | 245 65.9 | 111 29.8 | 16 4.3 | N/A | 163 43.8 | 187 50.3 | 22 5.9 | N/A |
| Internal data & reports | 347 93.3 | 137 93.8 | 210 92.9 | 0.89 | 15 100.0 | 73 97.3 | 259 91.8 | 0.12 | 123 98.4 | 35 74.5 | 189 94.5 | 0.000 | 110 94.0 | 138 91.4 | 99 95.2 | 0.66 | 226 92.2 | 106 95.5 | 15 93.8 | 0.52 | 149 91.4 | 176 94.1 | 22 100.0 | 0.26 |
| Policy, legislation & legal info | 343 92.2 | 133 91.1 | 210 92.9 | 0.66 | 14 93.3 | 70 93.3 | 259 91.8 | 0.90 | 106 84.8 | 47 100.0 | 190 95.0 | 0.000 | 110 94.0 | 137 90.7 | 96 92.3 | 0.68 | 222 90.6 | 106 95.5 | 15 93.8 | 0.27 | 145 89.0 | 179 95.7 | 19 86.4 | 0.036 |
| Medical & clinical evidence | 228 61.3 | 63 43.2 | 165 73.0 | 0.000 | 9 60.0 | 50 66.7 | 169 59.9 | 0.56 | 40 32.0 | 29 61.7 | 159 79.5 | 0.000 | 92 78.6 | 90 59.6 | 46 44.2 | 0.000 | 144 58.8 | 73 65.8 | 11 68.8 | 0.37 | 98 60.1 | 117 62.6 | 13 59.1 | 0.87 |
| Experience expertise & advice | 330 88.7 | 131 89.7 | 199 88.1 | 0.74 | 15 100.0 | 67 89.3 | 248 87.9 | 0.35 | 105 84.0 | 42 89.4 | 183 91.5 | 0.11 | 102 87.2 | 134 88.7 | 94 90.4 | 0.78 | 221 90.2 | 95 85.6 | 14 87.5 | 0.44 | 139 85.3 | 170 90.9 | 21 95.5 | 0.15 |
| Academic research | 145 39.0 | 71 48.6 | 74 32.7 | 0.002 | 10 66.7 | 33 44.0 | 102 36.2 | 0.038 | 64 51.2 | 22 46.8 | 59 29.5 | 0.000 | 29 24.8 | 56 37.1 | 60 57.7 | 0.000 | 88 35.9 | 51 45.9 | 6 37.5 | 0.20 | 58 35.6 | 82 43.9 | 5 22.7 | 0.08 |
| Info online | 291 78.2 | 121 82.9 | 170 75.2 | 0.11 | 12 80.0 | 61 81.3 | 218 74.9 | 0.74 | 103 82.4 | 36 76.6 | 152 76.0 | 0.38 | 88 75.2 | 122 80.8 | 81 77.9 | 0.06 | 185 75.5 | 96 86.5 | 10 62.5 | 0.020 | 118 72.4 | 154 82.4 | 19 86.4 | 0.050 |
Legend: Agency 1 = WorkSafe, 2 = TAC; Role level SM = Senior Manager, M = Manager, NM = Non Manager; Role Type P/P = Programs and projects, P/L = Policy and legal, O = Operational; Education Level HS/C = High school and/or Certificate; UG = Undergraduate, PG = Postgraduate; χ2 Sig level = Pearson Chi Square significance level.
Notes: Significant with at least 80% of cells with expected frequency of 5 or more. All column percentages unless otherwise state.