Creating a Representative Sample of Small Manufacturing Businesses for an Integrated Workplace Safety and Smoking Cessation Intervention Study
Creating a Representative Sample of Small Manufacturing Businesses for an Integrated Workplace Safety and Smoking Cessation Intervention Study
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DOI：
10.1097/jom.0000000000000450
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发表时间：
2015-07-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Hennrikus, Deborah
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作者：
Egelhoff, Claudia;Katz, Marc;Hennrikus, Deborah
目的：我们的目的是招募一个具有代表性的样本的小型制造企业（20至150名员工）的一个综合的工作场所安全和戒烟program.Methods：一个初始样本是从商业数据库中提取的，重复或不合格的筛选，并联系。参与和非参与企业的规模，位置和类型进行了比较。参与企业的员工人口统计数据进行了比较，美国人口普查局数据库的类似businesss.Results：从最初的样本2716企业，328个有资格和47（9%）同意参加。参与的公司往往规模较大。他们是类似的雇员在人口普查局dataset.Conclusions：需要相当多的资源，以确定符合条件的企业;商业数据库是最好的资源，但可能不全面或当前。样本似乎是研究区域的小型制造企业的代表。
Objectives:We aimed to recruit a representative sample of small manufacturing businesses (20 to 150 employees) for a group-randomized trial of an integrated workplace safety and smoking cessation program.Methods:An initial sample was drawn from commercial databases, screened for duplicates or ineligibility, and contacted. Participating and nonparticipating businesses were compared on size, location, and type. Employee demographics of participating businesses were compared to a US Census Bureau database of similar businesses.Results:From an initial sample of 2716 businesses, 328 were eligible and 47 (9%) agreed to participate. Participating companies tended to be larger. They were similar to employees in the Census Bureau dataset.Conclusions:Considerable resources were required to identify eligible businesses; commercial databases are the best resource but may not be comprehensive or current. The sample seemed to be representative of small manufacturing businesses in the study region.