Unpacking the “Black Box”: Understanding the Effect of Social Network Characteristics on Safety Behaviors of Construction Workers

Table 3

Descriptive statistics of surveyed respondents (N = 194).

Variable	Classification	Number	(%)
Gender	Male	179	92.27
	Female	15	7.73
Age	18–30 years old	53	27.32
	31–40 years old	73	37.63
	41–50 years old	55	28.35
	Above 51 years old	13	6.70
Academic background	Primary school	12	6.19
	Junior high school	87	44.85
	Technical secondary school	22	11.34
	Senior high school	48	24.74
	Junior college	18	9.28
	Undergraduate and above	7	3.61
Working years	5 years and below	53	27.32
	6–10 years	83	42.78
	11–15 years	41	21.13
	16–20 years	16	8.25
	21 years and above	1	0.52
Work type	Woodworker	24	12.37
	Reinforcing ironworker	64	32.99
	Plumber	56	28.86
	Scaffolder	18	9.28
	Measurer	12	6.19
	Others	20	10.31

Note: the digits in brackets () indicate the classification codes of the variables.