Relationship between occupational injuries and the provision of safety and health information: data from the 4th Korean working conditions survey

Seo, Ju-il; Shin, Gab-Sik; Kim, Min Gi; Min, Young-Sun

doi:10.1186/s40557-018-0247-7

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects according to occupational injury risk

From: Relationship between occupational injuries and the provision of safety and health information: data from the 4th Korean working conditions survey

Variables	Total		Risk of occupational injury
			Low-risk		High-risk		p-value^c
	N^a	%^b	N^a	%^b	N^a	%^b	p-value^c
Total	24,527	100	18,177	74.1	6350	25.9
General characteristics
Age (years)
15–29	3454	13.6	2746	14.6	708	10.7	< 0.001
30–39	6151	26.3	4811	27.9	1340	21.3
40–49	7092	29.1	5284	29.2	1808	28.8
50–59	4920	19.7	3349	17.9	1571	25.1
≥ 60	2910	11.3	1987	10.4	923	14.1
Sex
Male	12,639	51.8	8640	47.8	3999	64.1	< 0.001
Female	11,888	48.2	9537	52.2	2351	35.9
Education level
Middle school or below	2996	11.3	1887	9.4	1109	17.0	< 0.001
High school	9455	36.8	6266	32.4	3189	50.0
College or above	12,076	52.0	10,024	58.2	2052	33.1
Monthly income (KRW 10,000)
< 150	7435	27.3	5501	27.1	1934	28.0	< 0.001
150–249	8510	35.0	6198	34.2	2312	37.3
250–399	6467	28.3	4773	28.4	1694	27.9
≥ 400	2115	9.4	1705	10.3	410	6.7
Occupational characteristics
Occupational type
White-collar	10,228	44.9	8943	52.5	1285	21.8	< 0.001
Pink-collar	6441	24.2	4865	24.8	1576	22.5
Blue-collar	7858	30.9	4369	22.8	3489	55.7
Number of employees
1–4	5495	20.5	4047	20.3	1448	21.3	0.186
5–49	12,514	52.2	9302	52.3	3212	51.8
50–299	4459	19.1	3317	19.3	1142	18.5
≥ 300	2059	8.2	1511	8.1	548	8.3
Working hours per a week (hours)
< 40	13,301	52.9	10,350	55.5	2951	44.9	< 0.001
41–52	6796	29.3	4955	29.2	1841	29.5
53–60	3087	12.5	2011	10.8	1076	17.6
≥ 61	1343	5.4	861	4.6	482	7.9
Tenure (years)
< 1	3018	11.6	2203	11.3	815	12.5	< 0.001
1–5	8846	37.2	6713	38.1	2133	34.4
≥ 5	12,663	51.2	9261	50.6	3402	53.1
Shift work
Yes	2551	10.0	1643	8.6	908	14.5	< 0.001
No	21,976	90.0	16,534	91.4	5442	85.5
Type of employment
Regular	18,188	76.1	13,841	78.1	4347	69.8	< 0.001
Temporary	6339	23.9	4336	21.9	2003	30.2
Labor unions
Presence	3441	14.3	2506	14.2	935	14.8	0.219
Absence	21,086	85.7	15,671	85.8	5415	85.2
Job-related factors
Physical risk factors
Yes	9467	37.4	5243	27.9	4224	66.6	< 0.001
No	15,060	62.6	12,934	72.1	2126	33.4
Biochemical risk factors
Yes	6097	24.0	3017	15.8	3080	49.0	< 0.001
No	18,430	76.0	15,160	84.2	3270	51.0
Ergonomic risk factors
Yes	20,495	81.8	14,438	77.5	6057	94.9	< 0.001
No	4032	18.2	3739	22.5	293	5.1
Usage of personal protective equipment
No need	18,510	76.7	15,468	86.2	3042	47.8	< 0.001
Need/wear	5478	21.2	2440	12.4	3038	47.8
Need/no wear	539	2.2	269	1.4	270	4.4
Provision of safety and health information
Yes	15,623	64.2	11,227	62.3	4396	70.1	< 0.001
No	8904	35.8	6950	37.7	1954	29.9
Occupational injuries
Yes	276	1.0	82	0.4	194	3.1	< 0.001
No	24,251	99.0	18,095	99.6	6156	96.9

^aUnweighted case numbers of workers
^bPercentages based on weighted analysis
^cDerived by weighted chi-squared test

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