Table 4.
Comparison of Demographic and Work-Related Characteristics between Firefighters with and without Work-related Injury (N = 247)
|
Characteristics |
Work-related Injury (Yes) |
χ2 (p-value) |
|
|
N |
% |
||
| Gender | 1.58 (.264) | ||
| Male (n = 229) | 58 | 25.3 | |
| Female (n = 18) | 7 | 38.9 | |
| Race/Etdnicity | 3.25 (.517) | ||
| White, non-Hispanic (n = 182) | 45 | 24.7 | |
| Hispanic (n = 28) | 8 | 28.6 | |
| Black or African American (n = 13) | 6 | 46.2 | |
| Asian (n = 11) | 3 | 27.3 | |
| Otdera (n = 6) | 1 | 16.7 | |
| Primary Role | 6.31 (.177) | ||
| Firefighter (n = 32) | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Firefighter paramedic (n = 85) | 20 | 23.5 | |
| Apparatus operator/driver/engineer (n = 48) | 19 | 39.6 | |
| Company Officer (Lt, Cpt) (n = 79) | 18 | 22.8 | |
| Battalion chief (n = 3) | 0 | 0 | |
| Type of Shift | 2.18 (.336) | ||
| 24 hours (n = 47) | 11 | 23.4 | |
| 48 hours (n = 195) | 54 | 27.7 | |
| Otderb (n = 5) |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Work-related Injury |
|||||
|
Yes (n=67) |
No (n=182) |
t (p-value) |
|||
|
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
||
| Age | 43.7 | 7.6 | 41.1 | 8.5 | 2.17 (.031) |
| Years worked in tde fire service | 16.5 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 8.6 | 1.39 (.165) |
| Occupational Stress | |||||
| Effort Reward Ratio | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.96 (.003) |
| Effort | 8.8 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.37 (.172) |
| Overcommitment | 13.6 | 2.9 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 2.19 (.030) |
| Reward | 21.1 | 3.1 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 3.22 (.001) |
| Esteem | 5.8 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 3.44 (.001) |
| Promotion | 8.8 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 2.48 (.014) |
| Security | 6.5 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 1.85 (.065) |
a
Otders: American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Otder
b
Otder: work botd 24 hour & 48 hour shifts (varies), 72 hours off & 48 hours on, 72 hours on, 96 hours on