Table 3.
Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Willingness to Respond to the Dirty Bomb Scenario if Requested
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Willing to Respond If Requested |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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All Respondents (N = 433) |
Willing (n = 296) |
Unwilling (n = 137) |
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| Statement | Strongly Agree or Agree % (n) | Strongly Agree or Agree % (n) | Strongly Agree or Agree % (n) | Willing vs Unwilling P Valuea |
| This event could have serious negative health effects. | 92.1 (399) | 96.3 (285) | 83.2 (114) | <.001 |
| My job/role would be important in this event. | 91.0 (394) | 97.0 (287) | 78.1 (107) | <.001 |
| My employer will expect me to work during this event. | 89.4 (387) | 94.9 (281) | 77.4 (106) | <.001 |
| I believe it's my responsibility to work during this event. | 82.7 (358) | 95.6 (283) | 54.7 (75) | <.001 |
| I would be able to perform my work/response duties during this event. | 82.0 (355) | 90.9 (269) | 62.8 (86) | <.001 |
| My coworkers are likely to come to work during this event. | 71.1 (308) | 83.4 (247) | 44.5 (61) | <.001 |
| I know how to perform my work/response duties for this event. | 64.7 (280) | 73.6 (218) | 45.3 (62) | <.001 |
| My family is able to function without me during this event. | 60.7 (263) | 71.3 (211) | 38.0 (52) | <.001 |
| My employer would take precautions to protect me during this event. | 56.8 (246) | 61.8 (183) | 46.0 (63) | <.01 |
| My employer would provide me with adequate PPE. | 48.5 (210) | 55.7 (165) | 32.8 (45) | <.001 |
| I am concerned about radiation exposure from my routine work duties. | 43.6 (189) | 43.6 (129) | 43.8 (60) | NS |
| I would feel safe working during this event. | 37.2 (161) | 47.6 (141) | 14.6 (20) | <.001 |
| A radiological terrorism attack is likely to occur in St. Louis in the next 5 years. | 24.5 (106) | 26.7 (79) | 19.7 (27) | NS |
| It would be ethical for responders to refuse to work during this event. | 21.9 (95) | 20.6 (61) | 24.8 (34) | NS |
a
Determined by χ2 test.
Abbreviations: NS, not significant; PPE, personal protective equipment.