Table 2.
Variable | Groups | Mean safety activitiesa (s.d.) | n |
---|---|---|---|
Number of employees | 1–9 10–19 20–249 |
2.00 (1.40)b
2.94 (1.32)b 3.36 (1.35)b |
337 193 192 |
Industry injury rate groupc | High Low |
3.05 (1.42)d
2.37 (1.47)d |
265 457 |
OSHA inspection | Yes No |
3.41 (1.23)d
2.19 (1.44)d |
250 472 |
Perceived dangerousness of industry | More dangerous About average or Safer |
3.19 (1.37)d
2.55 (1.49)d |
72 650 |
Maximum =6.
p < .05 Each mean is significantly different from the other two in this block (Tukey’s HSD test).
Based on annual injury incidence case rates by industry sector for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction for 2002; high: >3.0 per hundred FTE, low: <3.0 per 100 FTE.
p < .001.