Sample characteristics (n = 187)
| Variables | Natural units |
|---|---|
| *Sustainable RTW: being at work at time of interview. | |
| †Unsustainable RTW: not at work at time of interview but at least one attempt to RTW in the interval of injury date–interview date. | |
| ‡No attempt to return to work and still not back at work at time of interview. | |
| Age | Mean (SD) 42 (11) |
| Cumulative days of total compensation (from day of interview) | |
| Total group | Mean (SD) 45 (78), median 14 |
| Workers with sustainable RTW* | Mean (SD) 13 (41), median 0 |
| Workers with unsustainable RTW† | Mean (SD) 44 (56), median 26 |
| Workers with no RTW‡ | Mean (SD) 68 (93), median 32 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 74 (40%) |
| Male | 113 (60%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 51 (27%) |
| Cohabiting | 136 (73%) |
| Education | |
| Some high school | 39 (21%) |
| High school completed | 91 (49%) |
| University or college completed | 57 (30%) |
| Site of injury | |
| Back | 108 (58%) |
| Neck and upper extremity | 79 (42%) |
| Employment status | |
| Full-time | 162 (87%) |
| Part-time | 24 (13%) |
| Collar classification | |
| White collar | 25 (13%) |
| Pink | 58 (31%) |
| Blue collar indoor | 47 (25%) |
| Blue collar outdoor | 25 (13%) |
| Workplace size (WSIB data) | |
| <20 employees | 17 (10%) |
| 20–99 employees | 30 (17%) |
| 100–999 employees | 56 (32%) |
| ⩾1000 employees | 41 (23%) |
| Work accommodation available | |
| Yes | 91 (49%) |
| No | 94 (51%) |
| Personal income | |
| <$20.000 | 35 (19%) |
| $20 000–39 999 | 79 (44%) |
| $40 000–59 999 | 57 (31%) |
| >$60 000 | 10 (6%) |
| Family income | |
| <$40 000 | 49 (29%) |
| $40 000–59 999 | 54 (32%) |
| $60 000–79 999 | 34 (20%) |
| ⩾$80 000 | 33 (19%) |
| Work status at time of interview | |
| RTW—sustainable | 73 (39%) |
| RTW—unsustainable | 22 (12%) |
| No RTW | 92 (49%) |
| Claim history past 5 years (yes/no) | 66 (35%)/121 (65%) |