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Table 1 Characteristics of interview participants

From: What are the economic dimensions of occupational health and how should they be measured? A qualitative study

Companies (n = 13)

Field of activity (n)

 

 ◦ Insurance

4

 ◦ Public transport

2

 ◦ Science

1

 ◦ Food processing

1

 ◦ Education

1

 ◦ OHM consultinga

4

Employees (median, min, max)

2500, 56, 35’000

Public Sector (n)

3

Participant characteristics (n = 13)

Age in years (median, min, max)

49, 28, 61

Experience in OHM in years (median, min, max)

12, 2, 20

Gender (n females)

7

Background (nb)

 

 ◦ Psychology

4

 ◦ Health promotion

4

 ◦ Human resources

3

 ◦ Sociology

3

 ◦ Law

2

 ◦ Economy

2

 ◦ Quality management

1

 ◦ Social insurance

1

Academic degree (n)

 

 ◦ PhD

2

 ◦ Master

9

 ◦ Other

2

  1. aFour participants worked in various companies as OHM-specialists during their career and worked as consultants in the field of OHM at the time of the study
  2. bMultiple responses per person