Table 6.

Correlations between different variables and workers’ usage of personal protective eyewear (n = 500)

Variable		Safety goggles	Safety glasses	Face shield	Welding helmet
Age	p	0.003	0.24	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
	rho	0.13	−0.05	0.72	0.2
Education level	p	0.69	0.69	0.28	0.07
	rho	0.02	0.02	0.05	0.08
Years of experience	p	0.003	0.45	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
	rho	0.13	−0.03	0.71	0.25
Working hours	p	0.03	0.19	0.007	< 0.0001
	rho	0.1	−0.06	0.12	0.38
Wearing prescription glasses	p	0.005	0.35	0.66	< 0.0001
	rho	0.13	−0.04	−0.02	−0.42
Apprenticeship training	p	0.42	0.42	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
	rho	0.04	0.04	−0.27	−0.19

Spearman rank