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Table 3 Regression models for operating profit in 2001, investment in preventive OHS measured with two variables

From: Promoting prevention with economic arguments – The case of Finnish occupational health services

 

Dependent: operating profit in 2001

 

Coefficient

 

Coefficient

 

Constant

7.439

***

8.040

***

Preventive OHS in 1997

    

   Minutes per employee (log)

-0.050

   

   Total costs/turnover

  

-349.552

*

Equity ratio in 1999

0.060

***

0.060

***

Equity ratio in 1999*2

0.000380

***

0.000381

***

Log number of employees in 2001

-0.080

 

-0.020

 

Log turnover in 1999

-0.348

**

-0.401

**

Age of company

-0.018

*

-0.018

*

Industry

    

   Agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing

3.875

***

3.888

***

   Mining and quarrying, manufacturing

2.216

***

2.249

***

   Electricity, gas, and water supply

0.788

 

0.781

 

   Construction

2.081

***

2.107

***

   Hotels and restaurants

1.482

**

1.507

**

   Transport, storage, and communication

1.109

**

1.109

**

   Real estate, renting, and business activities

2.448

***

2.494

***

   Education

-3.739

*

-3.710

*

   Health and social work

2.910

***

2.984

***

   Other community, social and personal service activities

-0.436

 

-0.406

 

   Reference: Wholesale and retail trade

    

Region

    

   South

0.119

 

0.114

 

   East

0.181

 

0.178

 

   Central

-0.109

 

-0.118

 

   North

0.590

 

0.582

 

   Åland

0.884

 

0.882

 

   Ref. Uusimaa

    

Municipality

    

   Semi-urban

0.198

 

0.182

 

   Rural

0.199

 

0.180

 

   Ref. city

    

Adjusted R2

0.12

 

0.12

 

Reset F(3, 6244)

5.10

p = 0.0016

5.25

p = 0.0013

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001