|
Demographics
|
Participants
|
Used research
|
Did not use research
|
Univariate logistic regression sig level
|
|---|
|
N(%)
|
N(%)
|
N(%)
|
|---|
|
All participants (row %)
|
372 (100)
|
145 (39.0)
|
227 (61)
| |
|
Agency
|
1
|
146 (39.2)
|
71 (49.0)
|
75 (33.0)
|
0.002*
|
|
2
|
226 (60.8)
|
74 (51.0)
|
152 (67.0)
|
N/A
|
|
Role level
|
Senior manager
|
15 (4.0)
|
10 (6.9)
|
5 (2.2)
|
0.025*
|
|
Manager
|
75 (20.2)
|
33 (22.8)
|
42 (18.5)
|
0.215
|
|
Non-manager
|
282 (75.8)
|
102 (70.3)
|
180 (79.3)
|
N/A
|
|
Role focus
|
Programs and projects
|
125 (36.6)
|
64 (44.1)
|
61 (26.0)
|
N/A
|
|
Policy and legal
|
47 (12.6)
|
22 (15.2)
|
25 (11.0)
|
0.608
|
|
Operations
|
200 (53.8)
|
59 (40.7)
|
141 (62.1)
|
0.000*
|
|
Highest level of education
|
High school/certificate
|
117 (31.5)
|
29 (20.0)
|
88 (38.8)
|
N/A
|
|
Undergraduate
|
151 (40.6)
|
56 (38.6)
|
95 (41.8)
|
0.003*
|
|
Postgraduate
|
104 (27.9)
|
60 (41.4)
|
44 (19.4)
|
0.000*
|
|
Gender
|
Male
|
121 (32.5)
|
55 (37.9)
|
66 (29.1)
|
1.000
|
|
Female
|
250 (67.2)
|
90 (62.1)
|
160 (70.5)
|
1.000
|
|
Other
|
1 (0.3)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.4)
|
N/A
|
|
Age (years)
|
18-35
|
163 (43.8)
|
58 (40.0)
|
105 (46.3)
|
N/A
|
|
36-55
|
187 (50.3)
|
82 (56.5)
|
105 (46.3)
|
0.116
|
|
56+
|
22 (5.9)
|
5 (3.5)
|
17 (7.4)
|
0.238
|
|
Time in agency (years)
|
0-5
|
245 (65.9)
|
88 (60.7)
|
157 (69.2)
|
N/A
|
|
6-15
|
111 (29.8)
|
51 (35.2)
|
60 (26.4)
|
0.073
|
|
16+
|
16 (4.3)
|
6 (4.1)
|
10 (4.4)
|
0.898
|
|
Time in role (years)
|
0-5
|
332 (89.2)
|
132 (91.0)
|
200 (88.1)
|
N/A
|
|
6-15
|
37 (9.9)
|
11 (7.6)
|
26 (11.5)
|
0.238
|
|
16+
|
3 (0.8)
|
2 (1.4)
|
1 (0.4)
|
0.367
|
|
Time in government (years)
|
0-5
|
170 (45.7)
|
58 (40.0)
|
112 (49.4)
|
N/A
|
|
6-15
|
146 (39.2)
|
60 (41.4)
|
86 (37.8)
|
0.202
|
|
16+
|
56 (15.1)
|
27 (18.6)
|
29 (12.8)
|
0.061
|
- Agency 1 = WorkSafe Victoria; Agency 2 = Transport Accident Commission. All columns are percentages unless otherwise stated. N/A in univariate logistic regression column indicates the comparator variable, for example, Senior manager and Manager use of research was compared to Non-manager use of research.
- *Significant at ≤0.05.
