Table 5.
Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Willingness to Respond to the Landfill Scenario if Requested
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Willingness to Respond If Requested |
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All Respondents (N = 433) |
Willing (n = 316) |
Unwilling (n = 117) |
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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. | 90.8 (393) | 95.6 (302) | 77.8 (91) | <.001 |
| My job/role would be important in this event. | 88.2 (382) | 95.3 (301) | 69.2 (81) | <.001 |
| My employer will expect me to work during this event. | 87.1 (377) | 93.4 (295) | 70.1 (82) | <.001 |
| I would be able to perform my work/response duties during this event. | 82.9 (359) | 91.1 (288) | 60.7 (71) | <.001 |
| I believe it's my responsibility to work during this event. | 82.2 (356) | 96.5 (305) | 43.6 (51) | <.001 |
| Landfill currently poses a risk of cancer to those nearby. | 76.7 (332) | 77.2 (244) | 75.2 (88) | NS |
| Landfill currently poses a risk of radiation exposure to those nearby. | 75.1 (325) | 76.3 (241) | 71.8 (84) | NS |
| My coworkers are likely to come to work during this event. | 71.4 (309) | 81.3 (257) | 44.4 (52) | <.001 |
| I know how to perform my work/response duties for this event. | 70.2 (304) | 80.4 (254) | 42.7 (50) | <.001 |
| My family is able to function without me during this event. | 61.0 (264) | 71.8 (227) | 31.6 (37) | <.001 |
| My employer would take precautions to protect me during this event. | 57.0 (247) | 63.6 (201) | 39.3 (46) | <.001 |
| I am concerned about the health of my family/friends due to the landfill. | 50.3 (218) | 52.2 (165) | 45.3 (53) | NS |
| My employer would provide me with adequate PPE. | 49.7 (215) | 56.0 (177) | 32.5 (38) | <.001 |
| Nonterrorism radiological event is likely to occur in St. Louis in the next 5 years. | 45.7 (198) | 47.5 (150) | 41.0 (48) | NS |
| I would feel safe working during this event. | 44.3 (192) | 54.7 (173) | 16.2 (19) | <.001 |
| I am concerned about radiation exposure from my routine work duties. | 43.6 (189) | 43.7 (138) | 43.6 (51) | NS |
| I am concerned about my own health due to the landfill. | 40.9 (177) | 43.0 (136) | 35.0 (41) | NS |
| The landfill isn't a health risk now but could be in the future. | 29.6 (128) | 30.1 (95) | 28.2 (33) | NS |
| It would be ethical for responders to refuse to work during this event. | 27.5 (119) | 26.6 (84) | 29.9 (35) | NS |
a
Determined by χ2 test.
Abbreviations: NS, not significant; PPE, personal protective equipment.