Table 5 Belief that health promotion activities are important for the workforce, by business size (1 = not important; 5 = very important)
n | Work related injury | Lack of sleep/alertness | Stress or burnout | Smoking | Alcohol | Obese/Overweight | Chronic/ageing related problems | Mental health conditions | Morale | Work/life balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Overall | 215 | 3.8 ± 1.365 | 3.5 ± 1.122 | 3.8 ± 1.059 | 2.6 ± 1.196 | 2.8 ± 1.230 | 3.1 ± 1.076 | 3.0 ± 1.157 | 3.3 ± 1.116 | 3.8 ± 1.068 | 3.9 ± 0.954 |
Small | 41 | 3.6 ± 1.566 | 3.6 ± 1.163 | 3.8 ± 1.116 | 2.3 ± 1.209 | 2.6 ± 1.337 | 2.9 ± 1.038 | 3.0 ± 1.301 | 3.1 ± 1.321 | 4.0 ± 1.203 | 4.2 ± 0.997 |
Medium | 87 | 3.8 ± 1.407 | 3.4 ± 1.177 | 3.8 ± 1.091 | 2.5 ± 1.247 | 2.8 ± 1.271 | 3.1 ± 1.153 | 2.9 ± 1.178 | 3.1 ± 1.023 | 3.9 ± 1.063 | 3.8 ± 0.938 |
Large | 87 | 4.0 ± 1.210 | 3.4 ± 1.050 | 3.9 ± 1.010 | 2.7 ± 1.120 | 2.9 ± 1.140 | 3.3 ± 1.000 | 3.2 ± 1.070 | 3.5 ± 1.090 | 3.8 ± 1.010 | 3.8 ± 0.940 |