Table 2:
Work conditions of survey participants
| Characteristic | Unweighted no. of participants n = 634 |
Unadjusted estimate, % | RDS-II adjusted estimate,* % (95% CI)† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average no. of paid work hours per week in the previous year | |||
| < 30 | 282 | 44.5 | 49.3 (40.9–57.8) |
| ≥ 30 | 318 | 50.2 | 50.7 (42.2–59.1) |
| Missing | 34 | 5.4 | |
| Main employment type in the previous year‡ | |||
| Casual or on contract (part-time or full-time) or self-employed | 399 | 62.9 | 65.3 (57.4–73.1) |
| Permanent part-time or full-time | 225 | 35.5 | 34.7 (26.9–42.6) |
| Missing | 10 | 1.6 | |
| Union membership | |||
| No | 314 | 49.5 | 53.8 (45.7–61.9) |
| Yes | 310 | 48.9 | 46.2 (38.1–54.3) |
| Missing | 10 | 1.6 | |
| Paid sick days‡ | |||
| No | 547 | 86.3 | 89.5 (85.8–93.3) |
| Yes | 76 | 12.0 | 10.5 (6.7–14.2) |
| Missing | 11 | 1.7 | |
| No. of paid sick days received (among those with paid sick days, n = 76) | |||
| 0–5 | 14 | 18.4 | 18.9 (0.0–40.2) |
| 6–10 | 31 | 40.8 | 35.2 (14.5–56.0) |
| ≥ 10 | 28 | 36.8 | 45.8 (23.2–68.5) |
| Missing | 3 | 4.0 | |
| Retirement income plan from employer‡ | |||
| No | 386 | 60.9 | 67.2 (59.5–74.8) |
| Yes | 226 | 35.7 | 32.8 (25.2–40.5) |
| Missing | 22 | 3.5 | |
| Other employment benefits from employer (e.g., dental, medications)‡ | |||
| No | 438 | 69.1 | 74.1 (66.8–81.4) |
| Yes | 176 | 27.8 | 25.9 (18.6–33.2) |
| Missing | 20 | 3.2 | |
| Financial assistance received from government§ | |||
| Housing | 73 | 11.5 | 13.5 (6.6–20.5) |
| Child care | 155 | 24.5 | 26.2 (18.7–33.7) |
| Recreation | 27 | 4.3 | 4.7 (1.5–8) |
| Food allowances | 54 | 8.5 | 7.9 (5.1–10.7) |
| Dental | 71 | 11.2 | 10.7 (5.1–16.2) |
| Vision | 39 | 6.2 | 5.2 (3.0–7.4) |
| Prescription drugs | 77 | 12.2 | 11.4 (7.6–15.2) |
| Assistive living devices | 5 | 0.8 | 0.9 (0.0–2) |
| Transit passes | 28 | 4.4 | 4.8 (2.0–7.6) |
| Student grants | 26 | 4.1 | 5.6 (2.4–8.8) |
| Electricity grants | 69 | 10.9 | 11.5 (7.2–15.7) |
| Disability supports | 10 | 1.6 | 2.8 (0.6–5.1) |
| Other | 23 | 3.6 | 2.8 (1.4–4.2) |
| Frequency of knowing work schedule 1 week in advance‡ | |||
| Half the time, some of the time or never | 194 | 30.6 | 31.9 (24.1–39.8) |
| All the time or most of the time | 413 | 65.1 | 68.1 (60.2–75.9) |
| Missing | 27 | 4.3 | |
| Perceived likelihood of reprisal for raising health and safety or employment rights concern to employer‡ | |||
| Not likely or not likely at all | 353 | 55.7 | 56.5 (47.9–65.2) |
| Somewhat likely, likely or very likely | 261 | 41.2 | 43.5 (34.8–52.1) |
| Missing | 20 | 3.2 | |
| Work-related injuries or sickness in the previous year | |||
| No | 430 | 67.8 | 74.5 (68.3–80.7) |
| Yes | 177 | 27.9 | 25.5 (19.3–31.7) |
| Missing | 27 | 4.3 | |
| No. of working days missed (among those with work-related injuries or sickness, n = 177) | |||
| 0–5 | 79 | 44.6 | 46.2 (31.0–61.4) |
| 6–10 | 28 | 15.8 | 16.3 (7.8–24.8) |
| ≥ 10 | 50 | 28.3 | 37.5 (22.7–52.3) |
| Missing | 20 | 11.3 | |
| WSIB claim filed (among those with work-related injuries or sickness, n = 177) | |||
| No | 136 | 76.8 | 81.2 (73.6–88.8) |
| Yes | 41 | 23.2 | 18.8 (11.2–26.4) |
| Worker’s empowerment to participate in injury and illness prevention | |||
| Empowered | 89 | 14.0 | 12.1 (6.0–18.2) |
| Not empowered | 545 | 86.0 | 87.9 (81.8–94.0) |
| Experience with discrimination based on given variable§ | |||
| Race or ethnicity | 137 | 21.6 | 21.4 (16.3–26.5) |
| Gender | 11 | 1.7 | 1.8 (0–3.6) |
| Age | 24 | 3.8 | 4 (2–6.1) |
| Sexual orientation | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 (0–1.5) |
| Disability | 5 | 0.8 | 0.7 (0–1.6) |
| Immigration status | 63 | 9.9 | 9.9 (4.0–15.7) |
| Other | 50 | 7.9 | 8.2 (3.8–12.5) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, RDS = respondent-driven sampling, WSIB = Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
*
Missing data were not included in the distribution of percent estimates.
†
Negative CI values were truncated at 0.
‡
Measure from the Employment Precarity Index.
§
Participants were able to select multiple options. Therefore, each category of assistance or discrimination elicited a binary response (i.e., received a particular assistance or not; discriminated against for a particular reason or not) and the sum of positive responses across the different categories exceeded the total number of participants (n = 634).