International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 1 Demographic description of workshop participants
Demographic variable in % | Description | April n = 71 | July n = 89 | Oct n = 65 | February n = 104 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 20–29 | 15.5 | 22.5 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
30–39 | 28.0 | 24.7 | 21.5 | 22.1 | |
40–49 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 30.8 | 38.5 | |
50–59 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 15.4 | 16.3 | |
60 and older | 18.5 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | |
No response | 0.0 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 5.8 | |
Gender | Male | 59.0 | 49.4 | 43.0 | 49.0 |
Female | 30.0 | 43.8 | 50.7 | 45.2 | |
No response | 11.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | |
Years working in T&A industry | Less than 1 yr | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
1–10 yrs | 35.2 | 31.5 | 35.4 | 35.6 | |
11–20 yrs | 22.5 | 14.6 | 23.0 | 14.4 | |
21–30 yrs | 11.3 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 19.3 | |
31 yrs and more | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
No response | 23.9 | 30.3 | 26.2 | 26.0 | |
Years working at current employer | Less than 1 yr | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 7.7 |
1–10 yrs | 53.5 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 42.4 | |
11–20 yrs | 17.0 | 22.5 | 26.1 | 19.2 | |
21–30 yrs | 12.7 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |
31 yrs and more | 7.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
No response | 8.5 | 18.0 | 27.9 | 18.2 | |
T&A sector | Textiles/printing | 40.8 | 28.7 | 40.0 | 10.6 |
Apparel/shoes manufacturer | 28.1 | 27.6 | 12.3 | 55.8 | |
Government | 4.2 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 0.0 | |
Education | 11.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
Support services | 5.7 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 4.8 | |
No response | 9.9 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 27.9 | |
Business size by # of employees | Less than 50 | 22.6 | 28.1 | 32.3 | 26.9 |
50–99 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 5.8 | |
100–499 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 6.7 | |
500–999 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 10.6 | |
More than 1000 | 21.1 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 17.3 | |
No response | 16.9 | 14.6 | 21.5 | 32.7 | |
Currently manufacture for U.S. customers | Yes | 36.6 | 36.0 | 24.6 | 20.2 |
No | 36.6 | 47.2 | 27.7 | 25.0 | |
Actively seeking | 7.1 | 12.4 | 20.0 | 16.3 | |
No response | 19.7 | 16.9 | 27.7 | 38.5 | |
Participant job position | Owner/CEO | 11.3 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 12.5 |
General management (sales/operation/production/account) | 22.5 | 34.8 | 41.5 | 39.4 | |
Assistant management | 32.4 | 26.9 | 12.3 | 21.2 | |
Administration | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.9 | |
Government/education | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |
Support service management | 8.3 | 2.2 | 13.8 | 6.7 | |
No response | 14.3 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |