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Table 5: Percentage of board members with characteristics or who agreed with statements, according to whether members were employees in health care or social services. Only characteristics and statements for which there was a significant difference between the 2 groups are shown.
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Characteristic or statement |
Employees in health care or social services n = 90
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Others n = 418 |
p value*
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Previous experience serving on a board
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77 |
91 |
< 0.01
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Age 35-54 yr
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86 |
82 |
< 0.05
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University education |
60
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44 |
< 0.05
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Female sex |
76
|
47 |
< 0.01
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Member of a visible or ethnic minority, according to self-report
|
19 |
8 |
< 0.01
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We're very restricted by rules laid down by the provincial government
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62 |
47 |
< 0.05
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Because my main activity is trying to deal with the impact of a reduced budget, I can't focus on long-term plans
|
34 |
24 |
< 0.05
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Even if a decision is opposed by the majority of citizens in my community, I will support it if I believe it is the right decision
|
91 |
83 |
< 0.05
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*p value from chi2 test with 1 degree of freedom, except in tests for age and education, which had 2 degrees of freedom.
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