Table 1

Demographic and work organisation characteristics of employees with and without a WC claim

Claim (n=533)
Overall (N=16 926)No claim (n=16 393)Total claim cost ($) CharacteristicsPer cent+ (%)Per cent+ (%)Per cent+ (%)MSD Sex* Male606149$3044$8155 Female403951$4847$16 492 Age (years) 18–24889$1516$2677 25–34262625$2492$7169 35–44242424$4723$17 629 45–54242422$5729$16 255 55–64161618$4216$11 737 65+332$2163$2947 Race/ethnicity White848480$3778$13 524 Black111$3298$5136 Hispanic/Latino121115$5008$10 529 Other344$5447$18 043 Education* At least a 4-year college degree515236$4821$10 909 Some college or 2-year degree313039$3420$9517 High school diploma or GED161619$4396$14 858 Did not complete high school336$3666$13 154 Employment type* Full time919193$3860$13 716 Part time997$5752$13 023 Pay scheme* Salary515233$3396$9770 Hourly494867$4257$14 530 Industry* Agriculture001$1951$2100 Mining/construction111113$4537$12 037 Manufacturing555$2778$5623 Transport/communication/electric/gas/sanitation334$4133$10 189 Wholesale trade334$10 115$39 680 Retail trade10108$4481$11 276 Finance661$2352$2685 Services515248$3429$9907 Public administration101016$4131$16 855 Occupation* Executive14149$2723$4432 Professional363625$4991$16 912 Technical support333$1134$1696 Sales775$3006$8243 Clerical and administrative support151510$2312$5129 Service occupation121220$5126$18 189 Precision production and crafts worker333$961$982 Chemical/production operator111$14 087$28 130 Labourer111024$3584$8825 Annual income (in dollars)* <10 000777$3759$8580 10 000–14 999555$3466$13 569 15 000–19 999557$3253$6866 20 000–24 999151521$2872$6385 25 000–34 999111111$4689$12 968 35 000–49 000262626$4124$15 035 50 000–74 999191916$6328$21 536 75 000+12127$2887$5689 Company size (number of employees)* <100353539$4648$13 852 100–499414141$3853$14 750 500+242420$2851\$6294
• +Per cents are calculated based on the total sample size for each column. For example, among employees who filed a claim (n=533), 49% of them were male.

• 2 test p<0.05, Ho: Employee demographic factors are independent of prior WC status.

• M, Mean.