Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Variable | Unexposed to Downsizing Unweighted n = 1475 Weighted Percentage = 63.4% |
Downsizing Survivors Unweighted n = 822 Weighted Percentage = 36.6% |
Total Sample Unweighted n = 2297 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted n | Weighted Percentage or Mean | Unweighted n | Weighted Percentage or Mean | Unweighted n | Weighted Percentage or Mean | |
| Gender *** | ||||||
| Male | 543 | 48.5% | 372 | 58.5% | 1382 | 52.2% |
| Female | 932 | 51.5% | 450 | 41.5% | 915 | 47.8% |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1199 | 70.1% | 651 | 65.5% | 1850 | 68.4% |
| Minority | 276 | 29.9% | 171 | 34.5% | 447 | 31.6% |
| Age | 1475 | 40.0 | 822 | 40.6 | 2297 | 40.2 |
| Education * | 1475 | 5.8 | 822 | 6.0 | 2297 | 5.9 |
| Family Income (median) *** | 1475 | 60,000 | 822 | 75,000 | 2297 | 65,000 |
| U.S. Census Division* | ||||||
| New England | 101 | 4.6% | 54 | 5.1% | 155 | 4.8% |
| Middle Atlantic | 247 | 14.6% | 131 | 12.9% | 378 | 14.0% |
| East North Central | 294 | 15.6% | 153 | 14.4% | 447 | 15.2% |
| West North Central | 141 | 7.7% | 74 | 6.6% | 215 | 7.3% |
| South Atlantic | 247 | 21.6% | 131 | 19.5% | 378 | 20.8% |
| East South Central | 77 | 7.0% | 32 | 5.7% | 109 | 6.5% |
| West South Central | 120 | 9.2% | 43 | 7.7% | 163 | 8.6% |
| Mountain | 90 | 6.3% | 56 | 6.2% | 146 | 6.2% |
| Pacific | 158 | 13.4% | 148 | 22.1% | 306 | 16.6% |
| Occupations *** | ||||||
| Management/business/financial | 176 | 11.1% | 155 | 17.3% | 331 | 13.4% |
| Professional | 504 | 30.6% | 321 | 35.1% | 825 | 32.2% |
| Service | 237 | 19.5% | 50 | 7.0% | 287 | 14.9% |
| Sales | 120 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.5% | 171 | 7.9% |
| Office/administrative support | 238 | 14.4% | 120 | 14.3% | 358 | 14.4% |
| Construction/extraction/farming/ | 26 | 2.3% | 22 | 4.3% | 48 | 3.0% |
| fishing/forestry | ||||||
| Installation/maintenance/repair | 48 | 4.1% | 21 | 2.9% | 69 | 3.7% |
| Production | 51 | 3.7% | 37 | 3.7% | 88 | 3.7% |
| Transportation/material moving | 75 | 6.2% | 45 | 7.9% | 120 | 6.8% |
| Industry *** | ||||||
| Agriculture/forestry/mining/construction | 35 | 2.9% | 40 | 6.9% | 75 | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 108 | 7.7% | 132 | 14.2% | 240 | 10.1% |
| Trade | 186 | 12.3% | 74 | 12.3% | 260 | 12.3% |
| Information sector | 27 | 1.5% | 41 | 5.4% | 68 | 2.9% |
| Financial/real estate/management companies | 96 | 6.2% | 67 | 8.2% | 163 | 6.9%d |
| Professional/scientific/technical services | 86 | 5.7% | 63 | 7.9% | 149 | 6.5% |
| Education services | 232 | 13.9% | 149 | 14.5% | 381 | 14.1% |
| Health services | 303 | 17.3% | 113 | 10.7% | 416 | 14.9% |
| Leisure/hospitality | 116 | 11.4% | 31 | 6.6% | 147 | 9.6% |
| Administrative/support/other services | 84 | 6.9% | 46 | 5.5% | 130 | 6.4% |
| Government/utilities | 146 | 10.4% | 36 | 3.6% | 182 | 7.9% |
| Transportation | 56 | 3.8% | 30 | 4.3% | 86 | 4.0% |
| Employer has more than one work location *** | ||||||
| No | 530 | 35.5% | 181 | 24.3% | 711 | 31.4% |
| Yes | 945 | 64.5% | 641 | 75.7% | 1586 | 68.6% |
| Number of employees at workplace *** | 1475 | 3.8 | 822 | 4.8 | 2297 | 4.2 |
| Number of total employees *** | 1475 | 5.9 | 822 | 7.2 | 2297 | 6.4 |
| Job Tenure (years) | 1475 | 5.3 | 822 | 5.6 | 2297 | 5.4 |
| Number of Weekly Work Hours *** | 1475 | 39.6 | 822 | 42.9 | 2297 | 40.8 |
| Seasonal Job | ||||||
| No | 1395 | 92.8% | 793 | 95.2% | 2188 | 93.7% |
| Yes | 80 | 7.2% | 29 | 4.8% | 109 | 6.3% |
| Precarious employment | ||||||
| No | 1284 | 86.3% | 704 | 83.3% | 1988 | 85.2% |
| Yes | 191 | 13.7% | 118 | 16.7% | 309 | 14.8% |
| Union Member ** | ||||||
| No | 1224 | 84.6% | 627 | 79.0% | 1851 | 82.5% |
| Yes | 251 | 15.4% | 195 | 21.0% | 446 | 17.5% |
| Calendar quarter *** | 1475 | 4.5 | 822 | 4.1 | 2297 | 4.4 |
Note: Weighted means or percentages differed across Studies 1 and 2 at * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. See the Measures section for a description of the variables.