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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Sep;57(9):1009–1016. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000517

Table 2.

Descriptive organizational characteristics among smaller organizations participating in a management survey, September 2013–March 2014 (n=117)

Organizational Characteristics n %
Number of Employees in Organization
    1 to 111 60 51.7
    112 to 750 56 48.3
Industrial sector
White-Collar Sector 62 53.0
  Educational Services 3 2.6
  Finance and Insurance 5 4.3
  Information 4 3.4
  Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 24 20.5
  Public Administration 5 4.3
  Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1 0.9
  Retail Trade 5 4.3
  Wholesale Trade 7 6.0
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 8 6.8
Service Sector 21 17.9
  Accommodation and Food Services 1 0.9
  Administrative and Support and Waste Management 1 0.9
  Healthcare and Social Assistance 13 11.1
  Other Services 6 5.1
Blue-Collar and Farming Sectors 34 29.1
  Construction 7 6.0
  Manufacturing 23 19.7
  Transportation and Warehousing 1 0.9
  Utilities 2 1.7
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 1 0.9
Top leadership supports
  OSH 94 80.3
  WHP 75 64.1
Capacity for OSH
  Dedicated budget for OSH 41 35.3
  Dedicated staff person responsible for OSH 75 64.7
  Worksite has OSH committee 73 62.4
  Has all three OSH Capacities 26 22.2
Capacity for WHP
  Dedicated budget for worksite wellness 29 24.8
  Dedicated staff person responsible for wellness 42 36.5
  Worksite has worksite wellness committee 35 30.7
  Has all three WHP Capacities 18 15.4
Capacity Means Mean SD
  OSH 1.62 1.03
  WHP 0.91 1.15

Differences from sample n due to item non-response or missing

OSH = Occupational Safety and Health; WHP = Worksite Health Promotion