TABLE I.
Population Demographics, Scheduled Hours, Facility Tenure, and Socioeconomic Status of all Hospital Workers, and Those with Injury Claims, Employed from 2003 to 2005
| Population descriptor | All hospital employees, n (%) | Employees with WC claims, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Study population | ||
| All adult employees | 1468 (100) | 288 (19.6) |
| Non-white | 132 (9.0) | 23 (7.9) |
| Female | 1180 (80.4) | 230 (79.9) |
| Per diem | 354 (24.1) | 33 (11.4) |
| Tenure | ||
| <2 years | 113 (7.7) | 79 (27.4) |
| 2–10 years | 785 (53.4) | 108 (37.5) |
| 11–20 years | 273 (18.6) | 50 (17.4) |
| >20 years | 297 (20.3) | 51 (17.7) |
| SES | ||
| Administrators | 55 (3.7) | 3 (1.0) |
| Professionals | 227 (15.5) | 34 (11.8) |
| Nurses | 358 (24.4) | 105 (36.5) |
| Semi-professionals | 276 (18.8) | 62 (21.5) |
| Skilled workers | 445 (30.3) | 59 (20.4) |
| Semi-skilled workers | 107 (7.3) | 25 (8.7) |
| Population descriptor | All hospital employees mean (std) | Employees with WC claims mean (std) |
| Weekly hours scheduled | ||
| All Employees | 29.0 (10.8) | 33.7 (8.7) |
| Regular | 32.4 (10.3) | 35.6 (7.2) |
| Per diem | 18.6 (0.0) | 18.6 (0.0) |
| Hourly rate | 21.4 (12.7) | 21.4 (8.3) |
| Age | 42.2 (12.8) | 42.3 (11.7) |