Table 2 Descriptive statistics at workplace level
Variables | Weighted mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
Value added (,000) | 1393.333 | 38.705 |
Log value added | 12.526 | 0.026 |
Total wage (,000) | 524.346 | 10.281 |
Log wage | 11.892 | 0.021 |
Employment | 14.982 | 0.242 |
Capital stock (,000) | 1254.673 | 59.224 |
Absence rate | 0.019 | 0.001 |
Proportion of workers participating in a team | 0.079 | 0.003 |
Other workforce characteristics | ||
 Age | 40.472 | 0.175 |
Proportion of workers by age | ||
 Age <35 | 0.353 | 0.006 |
 35 ≤ Age < 55 | 0.525 | 0.007 |
 55 ≤ Age | 0.123 | 0.005 |
Proportion of female workers | 0.542 | 0.007 |
Proportion of workers by level of education | ||
  < High school | 0.130 | 0.005 |
 High school graduate only | 0.203 | 0.007 |
 Under university bachelor (completed/some college or university) | 0.539 | 0.007 |
 University bachelor | 0.092 | 0.003 |
  > University bachelor | 0.035 | 0.002 |
Proportion of workers by occupation | ||
 Managers/professionals | 0.269 | 0.005 |
 Technical/trades/marking/sales/clerical/administrative | 0.463 | 0.007 |
 Production workers | 0.200 | 0.006 |
 Others | 0.068 | 0.004 |
Proportion of ethnic minorities | 0.187 | 0.006 |
Proportion of immigrants | 0.179 | 0.006 |
Proportion of employees with bargaining agreement | 0.046 | 0.002 |
Workplace characteristics | % | Â |
Establishment size | ||
 1–19 employees | 84.7 |  |
 20–99 employees | 13.5 |  |
 100–499 employees | 1.6 |  |
 500 employees or more | 0.2 |  |
Number of employees surveyeda | ||
 1 | 12.3 |  |
 2 | 16.8 |  |
 3 | 22.9 |  |
 4 | 9.9 |  |
  > =5 | 38.0 |  |
International market | 5.1 | Â |
Foreign country owned | 3.3 | Â |
Industry | ||
 Forestry, mining, oil, and gas extraction | 1.5 |  |
 Labour intensive tertiary manufacturing | 3.3 |  |
 Primary product manufacturing | 1.2 |  |
 Secondary product manufacturing | 2.0 |  |
 Capital intensive tertiary manufacturing | 2.6 |  |
 Construction | 8.2 |  |
 Transportation, warehousing, wholesale | 12.1 |  |
 Communication and other utilities | 1.3 |  |
 Retail trade and consumer services | 33.7 |  |
 Finance and insurance | 5.3 |  |
 Real estate, rental and leasing operations | 4.2 |  |
 Business services | 13.2 |  |
 Education and health services | 9.7 |  |
 Information and cultural industries | 1.7 |  |
Region | ||
 Atlantic | 8.3 |  |
 Quebec | 21.0 |  |
 Ontario | 37.2 |  |
 Alberta | 11.7 |  |
 British Columbia | 14.9 |  |
 Manitoba | 3.0 |  |
 Saskatchewan | 3.8 |  |
Yeara | ||
 1999 | 25.2 |  |
 2001 | 24.2 |  |
 2003 | 24.2 |  |
 2005 | 26.3 |  |