Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of Plant A & Plant B at 9th month.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Completers (369) | Non completers (392) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (148) Mean (%) |
Group B (221) Mean (%) |
X2 (df) |
p value |
Group A (320) Mean (%) |
Group B (72) Mean (%) |
X2 (df) |
p value |
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| Age (year) | |||||||||
| 20–25 | 79 (53.4) | 129 (58.4) | 176 (55.0) | 41 (56.9) | |||||
| 26–30 | 54 (36.5) | 78 (35.3) | 2.169 | 0.538 | 115 (35.9) | 24 (33.3) | 0.392 | 0.942 | |
| 31–40 | 11 (7.4) | 11 (5.0) | (3) | 23 (7.2) | 5 (6.9) | (3) | |||
| >40 | 4 (2.7) | 3 (1.4) | 6 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) | |||||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Single | 74 (50) | 108 (48.9) | 0.045 | 0.831 | 164 (51.2) | 41 (56.9) | 0.764 | 0.382 | |
| Married | 74 (50) | 113 (51.1) | (1) | 156 (48.8) | 31 (43.1) | (1) | |||
| Level of education | |||||||||
| Certificate | 78 (52.7) | 112 (50.7) | 0.145 | 0.703 | 164 (51.2) | 36 (50) | 0.037 | 0.848 | |
| Diploma | 70 (47.3) | 109 (49.3) | (1) | 156 (48.8) | 36 (50) | (1) | |||
| Basic salary (RM) | |||||||||
| 1,000–2,000 | 121 (81.8) | 189 (85.5) | 3.470 | 0.176 | 261 (81.6) | 56 (77.8) | 0.814 | 0.666 | |
| 2,001–3,000 | 25 (16.9) | 32 (14.5) | (2) | 54 (16.9) | 14 (19.4) | (2) | |||
| >3000 | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 5 (1.6) | 2 (2.8) | |||||
| Assembly Unit | |||||||||
| Paint shop | 40 (27.0) | 69 (31.2) | 1.026 | 0.599 | 103 (32.2) | 23 (31.9) | 0.343 | 0.842 | |
| Body shop | 59 (39.9) | 88 (39.8) | (2) | 114 (35.6) | 28 (38.9) | (2) | |||
| Assembly shop | 49 (33.1) | 64 (29.0) | 103 (32.2) | 21 (29.2) | |||||