Table 2 Quantitative sample characteristics (at baseline, 6 months and 12 months)
From: Evaluation of Get Healthy at Work, a state-wide workplace health promotion program in Australia
Variable | Baseline (T1) | 6 months (T2) | 12 months (T3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GHaW | Control | GHaW | Control | GHaW | Control | ||
Total sample (n) | 241 | 403 | 94 | 295 | 56 | 227 | |
Workplace health program (WHP)a | GHaW Other WHP No WHP/ unsure | n/a 82 (34.0) 159 (66.0) | n/a 122 (30.3) 281 (69.7) | 64 (68.1) 10 (10.6) 20 (21.3) | 21 (7.1) 32 (10.9) 242 (82.0) | 29 (51.8) 8 (14.3) 19 (33.9) | 26 (11.5) 23 (10.1) 178 (78.4) |
Business Size | Small < 20 Medium (20–199) Large (200+) | 75 (31.4) 120 (50.2) 44 (18.4) | 201 (49.9) 124 (30.8) 78 (19.4) | 27 (29.4) 48 (52.2) 17 (18.5) | 148 (54.0) 85 (31.0) 41 (15.0) | 19 (34.5) 28 (50.9) 8 (14.6) | 110 (54.7) 65 (32.3) 26 (12.9) |
Industry | |||||||
Finance, insurance, scientific, technical Public admin, safety, media & comms, admin support, real estate Education, healthcare, social, arts, recreation Transport, postal, warehouse, wholesale Accommodation, food service, retail Agriculture, forestry, fishing, manufacture, construction Mining, electricity, gas, water & waste Other services | Â | 34 (13.9) 28 (11.5) 55 (22.5) 36 (14.8) 47 (19.3) 33 (13.5) 4 (1.6) 7 (2.9) | 74 (18.4) 59 (14.6) 96 (23.8) 28 (7.0) 63 (15.6) 61 (15.1) 9 (2.2) 13 (3.2) | 5 (5.4) 13 (14.1) 25 (27.2) 16 (17.4) 19 (20.7) 10 (10.9) 1 (1.1) 3 (3.3) | 48 (17.5) 338 (13.9) 62 (22.6) 18 (6.6) 46 (16.8) 48 (17.5) 4 (1.5) 10 (3.7) | 7(12.7) 10 (18.2) 15 (27.3) 5 (9.1) 10 (18.2) 6 (10.9) 1 (1.8) 1 (1.8) | 39 (19.4) 31 (15.4) 42 (20.9) 11 (5.5) 33 (16.4) 32 (15.9) 5 (2.5) 8 (4.0) |
Stage within the GHaW programb | Not started Stage 1–3 Stage 4–7 | 241 (100) | n/a | 33 (35.1) 28 (29.8) 33 (35.1) | n/a | 29 (51.8) 6 (10.7) 21 (37.5) | n/a |
Work culture | |||||||
People at my workplace are generally very healthy | Agreec | 89 (36.9) | 256 (63.5) | 44 (50.6) | 179 (65.3) | 28 (52.8) | 131 (65.2) |
People at my workplace rarely take sick days | Agree | 89 (36.9) | 241 (59.8) | 36 (41.4) | 174 (63.5) | 25 (47.2) | 131 (65.2) |
My workplace promotes healthy behaviours | Agree | 127 (52.9) | 249 (61.8) | 63 (72.4) | 166 (60.6) | 42 (80.8) | 129 (64.2) |
My workplace culture is open to change | Agree | 182 (75.8) | 287 (71.2) | 65 (74.7) | 182 (66.4) | 41 (77.4) | 146 (72.6) |
People at my workplace are willing to participate in WHP activities | Agree | 156 (64.7) | 203 (50.4) | 62 (71.3) | 132 (48.2) | 32 (60.4) | 110 (54.7) |
Most people at my workplace could take time out of the work day to participate in a group-based program | Agree | 86 (35.8) | 155 (38.5) | 35 (40.2) | 102 (37.2) | 19 (35.9) | 69 (34.3) |