Table 3.

Bivariate analysis between self-rated scores on key processes of risk assessment and characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics of Study Participants	Plan Scores	Identification Scores	Analysis Scores	Evaluation Scores	Treatment Scores	Report Scores
Gender (Male vs. Female)	2.43 (1.29) vs. 2.24 (1.22) *	2.60 (1.28) vs. 2.44 (1.20) *	2.58 (1.29) vs. 2.37 (1.20) *	2.56 (1.30) vs. 2.36 (1.21) *	2.55 (1.30) vs. 2.35 (1.24) *	2.43 (1.29) vs. 2.26 (1.22) *
Age (≤40 vs. >40)	2.25(1.23) vs. 2.38 (1.27) *	2.43 (1.21) vs. 2.58 (1.25) *	2.39 (1.24) vs. 2.52 (1.24) *	2.38 (1.24) vs. 2.50 (1.26) *	2.38 (1.24) vs. 2.49 (1.29)	2.28 (1.23) vs. 2.37 (1.28)
Education (Junior college vs. University)	2.29 (1.26) vs. 2.35 (1.25)	2.50 (1.24) vs. 2.51 (1.23)	2.44 (1.25) vs. 2.49 (1.22)	2.42 (1.25) vs. 2.47 (1.25)	2.41 (1.27) vs. 2.46 (1.25)	2.24 (1.24) vs. 2.43 (1.27) *
Professional title (Junior title vs. Senior title)	2.28 (1.23) vs. 2.48 (1.32) *	2.47 (1.23) vs. 2.66 (1.25) *	2.42 (1.25) vs. 2.60 (1.21) *	2.41 (1.25) vs. 2.58 (1.26) *	2.40 (1.26) vs. 2.58 (1.27) *	2.28 (1.24) vs. 2.53 (1.29) *
Working experience (≤15years vs. >15 years)	2.21 (1.22) vs. 2.44 (1.28) *	2.43 (1.24) vs. 2.59 (1.23) *	2.38 (1.24) vs. 2.55 (1.23) *	2.36 (1.24) vs. 2.54 (1.25) *	2.36 (1.25) vs. 2.52 (1.28) *	2.26 (1.24) vs. 2.41 (1.27) *
Has carried out public health risk assessment (Yes vs. No)	3.05 (1.12) vs. 1.88 (1.11) *	3.21 (1.03) vs. 2.09 (1.16) *	3.16 (1.06) vs. 2.04 (1.15) *	3.16 (1.08) vs. 2.02 (1.15) *	3.15 (1.09) vs. 2.01 (1.17) *	3.07 (1.12) vs. 1.89 (1.12) *
Has participated in risk assessment training (Yes vs. No)	3.25 (1.04) vs. 2.17 (1.22) *	3.32 (1.02) vs. 2.38 (1.22) *	3.34 (0.99) vs. 2.32 (1.22) *	3.33 (0.98) vs. 2.30 (1.23) *	3.32 (1.03) vs. 2.29 (1.24) *	3.24 (1.10) vs. 2.18 (1.22) *
Familiar with risk assessment tools (Yes vs. No)	2.97 (1.11) vs. 1.83 (1.13) *	3.15 (0.99) vs. 2.03 (1.18) *	3.15 (1.03) vs. 1.94 (1.13) *	3.14 (1.05) vs. 1.92 (1.13) *	3.11 (1.05) vs. 1.93 (1.17) *	2.99 (1.10) vs. 1.84 (1.13) *
All participants	2.32 (1.25)	2.51 (1.24)	2.46 (1.24)	2.44 (1.25)	2.44 (1.27)	2.33 (1.25)

* Statistically significant at 0.05.