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Table 6 Analysis of variance* for physical and psychosocial work scores at time of interview for workers employed outside the sawmill sector and in a sawmill by occupational category in 1979

From: Effects of de-industrialization on unemployment, re-employment, and work conditions in a manufacturing workforce

 

Control

Social support

Psychological demand

Physical demand

Noise

Job category

SM*

Non **

Sm

Non

Sm

Non

Sm

Non

Sm

Non

Managers

23.9

24.3(0.08)

5.9

5.9(0.42)

13.3

13.7(0.90)

2.6

2.3(0.72)

2.9

2.3(0.17)

Trades

23.8

24.7(0.17)

6.0

5.9(0.96)

13.0

12.4(0.01)

2.9

2.6(0.004)

3.3

2.8(0.000)

Semi-skilled

22.8

24.2(0.09)

5.6

6.1(0.009)

13.1

12.8(0.18)

2.6

2.7(0.57)

3.1

2.5(0.000)

Unskilled

22.4

25.0(0.000)

5.4

6.2(0.000)

13.4

13.2(0.16)

2.9

2.6(0.05)

3.3

2.4(0.000)

  1. Numbers in parentheses indicate p values, for the F statistic, after controlling for occupational category in 1979 (baseline), income, education, age, and place of birth. *Sm = Sawmill sector **Non = Non-sawmill sector Range in adjusted noise, social support, and physical demand scores was from 1 to 4. Range in adjusted psychological demand scores was from 8 to 20. Range in adjusted control scores was from 18 to 32