Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Personal support workers’ perception of safety in a changing world of work
| Exogenous and control variables | Mean (SD) or % | Min–Max value (Scale α) |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational practices | ||
| Organizational support scale | 20.76 (4.54) | 6–30 (.81) |
| Training at work scale | 24.06 (4.19) | 6–30 (.89) |
| Work environment factors | ||
| Hazards at work scale | 24.25 (6.67) | 8–40 (.84) |
| Workload scale | 22.15 (5.74) | 7–35 (.89) |
| Clients with unmet needs scale | 25.11 (4.48) | 7–35 (.76) |
| Job insecurity scale | 18.16 (5.54) | 7–35 (.88) |
| Injured at work | 15.1% | N/A |
| Victim of violence or harassment at work | 20.3% | N/A |
| Job requires physical effort | 91.0% | NA |
| Control over work | 46.4% | N/A |
| Repetitive tasks | 69.1% | N/A |
| Employee characteristics | ||
| Years as a PSW | 9.03 (7.69) | NA |
| Working full-time (30+ hours per week) | 58.6% | NA |
| Control variables | NA | |
| Age | 48.9 (11.06) | 20–77 |
| Born in Canada | 58.6% | N/A |
| Education | 1–7 | |
| Less than high school diploma or equivalent | 2.5% | |
| High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate | 12.6% | |
| Trade certificate or diploma | 12.0% | |
| College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma (other than trades certificate or diploma) | 57.5% | |
| University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s | 4.6% | |
| Bachelor’s degree (i.e., B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.) | 8.0% | |
| University certificate or diploma above the bachelor’s level | 2.8% | |