From: An examination of the benefits of health promotion programs for the national fire service
Firefighter demographics | WA§ (n = 522; 52.1) | Standard (n = 480; 47.9) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 39.9(8.5) | 38.4(9.1) | 0.006 |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 -White, non-Hispanic | 67.4 | 67.2 |  |
 -Black, non-Hispanic | 2.9 | 6.1 |  |
 -Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 14.4 | 5.9 |  |
 -Other, non-Hispanic | 5.1 | 4.8 |  |
 -Hispanic, any race | 10.3 | 16.1 |  |
Marital status (% married or part of unmarried couple) | 78.4 | 75.5 | 0.289 |
Served in military (% yes) | 19.8 | 20.6 | 0.753 |
Education (%) | Â | Â | 0.306 |
 -Less than high school graduate | 0.2 | 1.1 |  |
 -High school graduate or GED | 9.3 | 8.6 |  |
 -Some college | 68.0 | 69.6 |  |
 -College graduate or higher | 22.5 | 20.7 |  |
Firefighter fire service status | |||
Years in the fire service (years) | 14.6(8.3) | 13.6(8.9) | 0.140 |
Total annual income (%) | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 -<$25,000 | 1.2 | 1.2 |  |
 -$25,000-$50,000 | 4.3 | 9.2 |  |
 -$50,001-$75,000 | 14.1 | 16.1 |  |
 -$75,001-$100,000 | 25.4 | 26.7 |  |
 ->$100,000 | 55.0 | 43.8 |  |
Rank (% company or chief officer) | 22.6 | 30.0 | 0.010 |
Hours per week worked at department | 59.0(13.1) | 55.8(15.6) | 0.001 |
Shift Type (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 –24 | 76.1 | 90.1 |  |
 –48 | 22.3 | 6.5 |  |
-Other | 1.6 | 3.4 | Â |
Call Type (%) | |||
 -Fire | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.792 |
 -EMS | 0.6 | 0.9 |  |
 -Both | 98.2 | 97.5 |  |
Second Job Outside of Fire Department (% yes) | 35.4 | 55.4 | <0.001 |
Department characteristics (N = 20) | WA (n = 10) | Standard (n = 10) | Â |
Size (n) | Â | Â | 0.844 |
 -Small | 3 | 4 |  |
 -Medium | 4 | 4 |  |
 -Large/Metro | 3 | 2 |  |
Setting (n) | Â | Â | 0.706 |
 -Rural | 1 | 3 |  |
 -Suburban | 6 | 4 |  |
 -Urban | 1 | 1 |  |
 -Mixed Urban | 2 | 2 |  |
Region (n) | Â | Â | 0.999 |
 -Pacific/West | 4 | 4 |  |
 -Mountain/Central | 4 | 4 |  |
 -East/Southeast | 2 | 2 |  |