Table 4.
Current | Desired | |||||||
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M | SD | t | P value | M | SD | t | P value | |
No. of years’ experience | ||||||||
24 y or less | 3.46 | 1.710 | 1.073 | .288 | 2.55 | 2.089 | −0.223 | .825 |
25 y or more | 3.00 | 1.612 | 2.68 | 1.635 | ||||
Company size | ||||||||
1-19 | 2.71 | 1.454 | −0.451 | .655 | 2.33 | 1.397 | −0.356 | .725 |
20+ | 2.95 | 1.810 | 2.55 | 1.635 | ||||
Employment classification | ||||||||
Nonsafety and health professional | 3.14 | 1.601 | −0.484 | .630 | 2.71 | 1.802 | 0.411 | .683 |
Safety and health professional | 3.37 | 1.862 | 2.46 | 1.898 | ||||
Highest education achieved | ||||||||
Some high school through associate’s degree | 3.13 | 1.500 | −0.206 | .837 | 2.60 | 1.838 | −0.068 | .946 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 3.23 | 1.764 | 2.65 | 1.836 | ||||
Current climate region | ||||||||
North/central | 3.26 | 1.731 | 0.211 | .833 | 3.16 | 2.141 | 1.764 | .086 |
South/west | 3.17 | 1.642 | 2.18 | 1.368 |
N = 65; Means based on heat stress training score with potential range of 0 to 8.