Characteristic (n = 201) | WA n (%) | NSW n (%) | p* | Total n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Interviewee | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â |
   Owner | 62 (62.0) | 46 (45.5) |  | 108 (53.7) |
   Chief executive officer/managing director | 12 (12.0) | 37 (36.6) |  | 49 (24.4) |
   Senior manager | 26 (26.0) | 18 (17.8) |  | 44 (21.9) |
Industry type | Â | Â | 0.003 | Â |
   Primary or secondary | 9 (9.0) | 11 (10.9) |  | 20 (10.0) |
   Tertiary: property and business services | 18 (18.0) | 27 (26.7) |  | 45 (22.4) |
   Tertiary: retail trade | 35 (35.0) | 13 (12.9) |  | 48 (23.9) |
   Tertiary: other | 38 (38.0) | 50 (49.5) |  | 88 (43.8) |
Size | Â | Â | 0.10 | Â |
   Small (<20 employees) | 82 (82.0) | 73 (72.3) |  | 155 (77.1) |
   Medium (20–200 employees) | 18 (18.0) | 28 (27.7) |  | 46 (22.9) |
Severity of pandemic influenza | Â | Â | 0.08 | Â |
   Don't know | 2 (2.0) | 8 (7.9) |  | 10 (5.0) |
   Low (<30% sick) | 44(44.0) | 34 (33.7) |  | 78 (38.8) |
   High (30% or more sick) | 54 (54.0) | 59 (58.4) |  | 113 (56.2) |
Risk of pandemic influenza | Â | Â | 0.23 | Â |
   Don't know | 6 (6.0) | 8 (7.9) |  | 14 (7.0) |
   Very unlikely | 8 (8.0) | 14 (13.9) |  | 22 (10.9) |
   Unlikely | 49 (49.0) | 42 (41.6) |  | 91 (45.2) |
   Likely | 33 (33.0) | 27 (26.7) |  | 60 (29.9) |
   Very likely | 4 (4.0) | 10 (9.9) |  | 14 (7.0) |
Risk to business | Â | Â | 0.36 | Â |
   No idea | 8 (8.0) | 4 (4.0) |  | 12 (6.0) |
   No risk | 15 (15.0) | 8 (7.9) |  | 23 (11.4) |
   Some risk | 29 (29.0) | 33 (32.7) |  | 62 (30.8) |
   Moderate risk | 23 (23.0) | 26 (25.7) |  | 49 (24.4) |
   High risk | 25 (25.0) | 30 (29.7) |  | 55 (27.4) |
Thought about pandemic influenza | Â | Â | 0.46 | Â |
   Not at all | 40 (40.0) | 39 (38.6) |  | 79 (39.3) |
   A little | 44 (44.0) | 39 (38.6) |  | 83 (41.3) |
   A lot | 16 (16.0) | 23 (22.8) |  | 39 (19.4) |
Response efficacy | Â | Â | 0.003 | Â |
   Low | 51 (51.0) | 31 (30.7) |  | 82 (40.8) |
   High | 49 (49.0) | 70 (69.3) |  | 119 (59.2) |
Need help to prepare | Â | Â | <0.001 | Â |
   Yes | 45 (45.0) | 76 (75.2) |  | 121 (60.2) |
   Unsure | 20 (20.0) | 6 (5.9) |  | 26 (12.9) |
   No | 35 (35.0) | 19 (18.8) |  | 54 (26.9) |
Pandemic influenza plan | Â | Â | 0.047 | Â |
   Yes | 3 (3.0) | 10 (9.9) |  | 13 (6.5) |
   No/Unsure | 97 (97.0) | 91 (90.1) |  | 188 (93.5) |