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. 2021 Nov 14;13(1):93–98. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.11.002

Table 2.

Age-standardized prevalence of workplace violence by non-WMPEA and WMPEA

Firm Workplace violence Verbal abuse Humiliating behaviours
Total Non-WMPEA (n = 27,104) n 1702 1196 869
% (95% CI) 6.9 (6.5-7.3) 4.8 (4.5-5.1) 3.5 (3.2-3.7)
WMPEA (n = 1727) n 191 148 104
% (95% CI) 12.8 (10.0-15.7) 10.0 (7.5-12.6) 7.1 (5.0-9.2)
Men Non-WMPEA (n = 12,994) n 821 619 446
% (95% CI) 7.0 (6.5-7.6) 5.3 (4.8-5.8) 3.7 (3.3-4.1)
WMPEA (n = 855) n 111 89 55
% (95% CI) 13.0 (9.4-16.6) 10.0 (6.9-13.2) 6.2 (3.8-8.6)
Women Non-WMPEA (n = 14,110) n 881 577 423
% (95% CI) 6.8 (6.3-7.3) 4.4 (4.0-4.8) 3.2 (2.9-3.6)
WMPEA (n = 872) n 80 59 49
% (95% CI) 13.5 (8.4-18.5) 10.8 (6.2-15.3) 8.7 (4.7-12.7)

WMPEA: Workers with multi-party employment arrangements.

Workplace violence included verbal abuse, humiliating behaviors, threats, and unwanted sexual attention.