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Table 4 Organization demographic group mean scores on three capacity domains.

From: ParticipACTION: Baseline assessment of the 'new ParticipACTION': A quantitative survey of Canadian organizational awareness and capacity

 

n

range1

Capacity to Adopt PA Initiative

Mean (SD)

Capacity to Implement PA Initiative

Mean (SD)

Capacity to Externally Promote PA Initiative

Mean (SD)

Organizational Size

    

< 10 employees

56-67

3.96 (0.60)

3.90 (0.57)

3.81 (0.62)

10-39 employees

24-27

3.81 (0.82)

4.08 (0.64)

3.78 (0.69)

40 + employees

77-82

3.95 (0.74)

4.05 (0.68)

3.85 (0.89)

Total

 

3.93 (0.70)

4.00 (0.64)

3.83 (0.77)

  

F (2, 154) = 0.42

p = .655

F (2, 173) = 1.35

p = .262

F (2, 165) = 0.12

p = .890

Organizational Sector

    

Government (including all education)

78-87

4.06 (0.66)

4.01 (0.67)

3.88 (0.85)

Not-for-profit

87-93

3.83 (0.73)

3.99 (0.58)

3.70 (0.79)

Total

 

3.94 (0.70)

4.00 (0.62)

3.79 (0.83)

  

t(158) = 2.06

2ap = .041

t(178) = 0.26

p = .794

t(171) = 1.46

p = .147

Organizational Mandate

    

Public health, health care

17-19

3.70 (0.89)

3.95 (0.76)

3.83 (0.89)

Sport & recreation, recreation

55-63

3.93 (0.63)

3.82 (0.59)

3.68 (0.80)

Education

80-89

4.08 (0.59)

4.08 (0.63)

3.90 (0.82)

Total

 

3.98 (0.65)

3.99 (0.64)

3.81 (0.82)

  

F (2, 149) = 2.81

2bp = .063

F (2, 168) = 3.19

2cp = .044

F (2, 162) = 1.19

p = .306

  1. Notes:
  2. 1Group sizes vary depending on response rate to each of the three scales.
  3. 2. Significant differences/trends exist
  4. a - between governmental and not-for-profit organizations in capacity to adopt (p = .041; η2 = .026)
  5. b - between educational and public health/health care organizations in capacity to adopt (p = .063; η2 = .036)
  6. c - between education and sport & recreation/recreation in capacity to implement (p = .044; η2 = .037)