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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the variables included

From: Patterns and predictors of workplace health promotion: cross-sectional findings from a company survey in Germany

Variable

n (unw)

% (w) (95% CI)

Number of employees

Ā Ā 

1ā€“9

1,815

71 (69ā€“73)

10ā€“49

1,878

24 (22ā€“26)

50ā€“249

1,715

5 (4ā€“5)

ā‰„250

1,092

1 (1ā€“1)

Sector (I) a

Ā Ā 

Private

5,456

92 (90ā€“93)

Public

1,031

8 (7ā€“10)

Sector (II)

Ā Ā 

Services

4,279

76 (74ā€“78)

Production/agriculture

2,221

24 (22ā€“26)

Economic situation a

Ā Ā 

Bad

554

7 (6ā€“8)

Satisfactory

2,210

43 (40ā€“45)

Good

3,522

50 (48ā€“53)

Works council b

Ā Ā 

Not yes

3,019

84 (82ā€“86)

Yes

2,447

16 (14ā€“18)

Safety specialist assistance

Ā Ā 

Not yes

1,311

41 (39ā€“44)

Yes

5,189

59 (56ā€“61)

Occupational health specialist assistance

Ā Ā 

Not yes

1,800

52 (49ā€“54)

Yes

4,700

48 (46ā€“51)

Workplace health promotion measures

Ā Ā 

Analyses of sick leave data (yes)

2,967

22 (20ā€“24)

Staff surveys on workplace health (yes)

2,552

28 (25ā€“30)

In-house exercise programmes (yes)

1,438

12 (10ā€“13)

Addiction prevention programmes (yes)

1,512

9 (8ā€“11)

Individual health checks (yes)

3,004

31 (29ā€“33)

Health circles or similar groups (yes)

1,327

11 (10ā€“13)

Total

6,500

100

  1. nā€‰=ā€‰number of responses; unwā€‰=ā€‰unweighted; wā€‰=ā€‰weighted; CIā€‰=ā€‰confidence interval.
  2. acompanies falling within response categories Ź»do not knowŹ¼ and Ź»n/aŹ¼ not included, hence Nā€‰<ā€‰6,500; bonly companies withā€‰ā‰„ā€‰5 employees (Nā€‰=ā€‰5,466).