Table 1.
Demographics of Survey Respondents
| |
Total (N = 433)a |
Firefighters (n = 278)a |
EMS (n = 155)a |
Fire vs EMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | P Valueb | |
| Gender (male) | 89.1 (386) | 99.3 (276) | 71 (110) | <.001 |
| Age (years) | <.001 | |||
| 18-30 | 14.5 (63) | 7.2 (20) | 27.7 (43) | |
| 31-40 | 32.8 (142) | 31.7 (88) | 34.8 (54) | |
| 41-50 | 27 (117) | 29.1 (81) | 23.2 (36) | |
| ≥51 | 25.6 (111) | 32 (89) | 14.2 (22) | |
| Race | .001 | |||
| White | 73.4 (318) | 68 (189) | 83.2 (129) | |
| Black | 15.9 (69) | 20.5 (57) | 7.7 (12) | |
| All others | 6.2 (27) | 5.8 (16) | 7.1 (11) | |
| Education | <.05 | |||
| High school/GED or less | 9.9 (43) | 12.6 (35) | 5.2 (8) | |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 66.7 (289) | 64 (178) | 71.6 (111) | |
| 4-year degree or more | 23.3 (101) | 23.4 (65) | 23.2 (36) | |
| Employment status | NS | |||
| Part-time | 0.9 (4) | 0.7 (2) | 1.3 (2) | |
| Full-time | 99.1 (429) | 99.3 (276) | 98.7 (153) | |
| Years of work experience | <.001 | |||
| ≤1 | 4.8 (21) | 3.6 (10) | 7.1 (11) | |
| 2-4 | 12.7 (55) | 10.4 (29) | 16.8 (26) | |
| 5-10 | 18.9 (82) | 15.1 (42) | 25.8 (40) | |
| ≥11 | 63.5 (275) | 70.9 (197) | 50.3 (78) | |
| Marital status | .001 | |||
| Single/widowed | 30.7 (133) | 25.2 (70) | 40.6 (63) | |
| Married/committed relationship | 69.3 (300) | 74.8 (208) | 59.4 (92) | |
| Have child <18 in the household | 51.3 (222) | 50 (139) | 53.5 (83) | NS |
| Spouse/significant other is a first responder | 10.3 (31) | 8.7 (18) | 4.3 (13) | NS |
a
Denominator varies due to missing data.
b
Determined by χ2 test.
Abbreviations: EMS, emergency medical services; GED, general education degree; NS, not significant.