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Table 2 Characteristics of participating businesses and beliefs about pandemic influenza according to state

From: Influenza pandemic preparedness: motivation for protection among small and medium businesses in Australia

Variable

WA

NSW

p*

Total

 

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

 

mean (SD)

Number of employees (n = 201)

14.6 (27.5)

23.1 (36.5)

0.07

18.9 (32.6)

Number of customers (n = 201)

47.7 (88.8)

75.5 (345.5)

0.44

61.7 (252.5)

Per cent of staff university educated (n = 200)

25.7 (33.9)

44.4 (32.9)

<0.001

35.2 (34.6)

Severity of pandemic influenza (n = 191)

    

   Per cent sick

32.6 (20.4)

36.6 (24.3)

0.22

34.6 (22.4)

  1. *Independent samples t-test
  2. Western Australia (WA)
  3. New South Wales (NSW)
  4. Standard deviation (SD)