Table 1.
Characteristics of participating supervisors
| Variable | Available for analysis Number (%) | Included in final model Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| N | 796 | 556 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 448 (73.0) | 403 (72.5) |
| Female | 166 (23.0) | 153 (27.5) |
| Missing | 182 | 0 |
| Country of residence | ||
| Canada | 240 (39.8) | 223 (40.1) |
| USA | 363 (60.2) | 333 (59.9) |
| Missing | 193 | 0 |
| Education level | ||
| Completed post-secondary | 345 (49.6) | 319 (57.4) |
| Some post-secondary | 153 (22.0) | 142 (25.5) |
| High school or less | 100 (14.4) | 95 (17.1) |
| Missing | 198 | 0 |
| Managerial level | ||
| Frontline | 422 (69.9) | 384 (69.1) |
| Mid-level | 167 (27.6) | 158 (28.4) |
| Executive | 15 (2.5) | 14 (2.5) |
| Missing | 192 | 0 |
| Number of workers supervised | ||
| 20 or more | 275 (45.6) | 252 (45.3) |
| 10 to 20 | 149 (24.7) | 140 (25.2) |
| 6 to 10 | 94 (15.6) | 87 (15.7) |
| Less than 5 | 85 (14.1) | 77 (13.9) |
| Missing | 193 | 0 |
| Workers unionized | ||
| Yes, all | 165 (27.4) | 148 (26.6) |
| Yes, some | 107 (17.7) | 96 (17.3) |
| No | 331 (54.9) | 310 (55.8) |
| Missing | 193 | 2 |
| Industrial sector | ||
| Utilities | 18 (2.3) | 14 (2.5) |
| Manufacturing | 448 (56.3) | 325 (58.5) |
| Construction | 14 (1.8) | 8 (1.4) |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | 85 (10.7) | 62 (11.2) |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 203 (25.5) | 130 (23.4) |
| Education Services | 28 (3.5) | 17 (3.1) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 |
| Vignette received – gender | ||
| Male worker | 359 (50.6) | 276 (49.6) |
| Female worker | 351 (49.4) | 280 (50.4) |
| Missing | 86 | 0 |
| Vignette received – location of injury | ||
| Injured at work | 345 (48.6) | 276 (49.6) |
| Injured at home | 365 (51.4) | 280 (50.4) |
| Missing | 86 | 0 |
| Vignette received – previous work absence | ||
| Yes (3 absences) | 343 (48.3) | 271 (48.7) |
| No | 367 (51.7) | 285 (51.3) |
| Missing | 86 | 0 |
| Mean age, years (SD, range) | 45.8 (9.59, 19 – 69) | 45.8 (9.53, 19 – 69) |
| Mean Years as supervisor (SD, range) | 13.8 (9.74, 0 – 39) | 13.9 (9.78, 0 – 39) |
| Mean Years with company (SD, range) | 13.7 (9.86, 0 – 45) | 13.7 (9.81, 0 – 42) |