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Table 4 Technical or financial support of government (Ministry of Employment and Labor, KOSHA)

From: Effects of health and safety problem recognition on small business facility investment

 

Yes

No

p-value

N

%

N

%

Total

231

20.5

894

79.5

 

Region (n = 1,125)

    

<0.001

 Gyeonggi

89

30.1

207

69.9

 

 Seoul

21

12.5

147

87.5

 

 Gyeongnam

56

22.3

195

77.7

 

 Daegu

26

14.8

150

85.2

 

 Gwangju

17

11.8

127

88.2

 

 Chungnam

22

24.4

68

75.6

 

Industry (n = 1,125)

    

0.008

 Light

46

16.5

232

83.5

 

 Petrochemical

30

17.9

138

82.1

 

 Machine and metal

122

25.3

361

74.7

 

 Electrical and electronics

33

16.8

163

83.2

 

Size (person) (n = 1,121)

    

0.002

4

42

14.9

239

85.1

 

 5-9

64

19.8

259

80.2

 

 10-29

80

21.6

290

78.4

 

 30-49

45

30.6

102

69.4

 

Handling hazardous material (n = 1,121)

    

<0.001

 Yes

155

29.7

367

70.3

 

 No

76

12.7

523

87.3

 

Industrial accidents for the recent 3 years (n = 1,125)

    

<0.001

 Yes

98

36.8

168

63.2

 

 No

133

15.5

726

84.5

 

Perception of OHS* (n = 1,123)

    

<0.001

 Very important

159

26.5

442

73.5

 

 Others

71

13.6

451

86.4

 
  1. *OHS: occupational health and safety problems.
  2. p-value by χ2-test.