Newer New Jersey work-based learning teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: school safety regarding ventilation, trainings, and awareness of government agencies resources

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics: demographics.

	Total^a(n = 205)	% of Total	% of Answered
School County region
North	88	42.9%	51.8%
Central and Statewide	41	20.0%	24.1%
South	41	20.0%	24.1%
Missing	35	17.1%
Race and Ethnicity^b:
Middle Eastern/North African	2	1.0%	1.2%
White	115	56.1%	67.3%
Hispanic White	14	6.8%	8.2%
Non-Hispanic White	101	49.3%	59.1%
Black	24	11.7%	14.0%
Hispanic Black	4	2.0%	2.3%
Non-Hispanic Black	20	9.8%	11.7%
I prefer not to answer this question	23	11.2%	13.5%
Other	6	2.9%	3.5%
Missing	34	16.6%
Gender Identity
Male	67	32.7%	41.9%
Female	93	45.4%	58.1%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	45	22.0%
	Total^c(n = 170)	% of Total	% of Answered
Number of Years Teaching in NJ (mean±SD)	12.6 ± 7.4
Missing	76
Number of Years of Teaching Overall (mean±SD)	13.2 ± 7.8
Missing	76
Birth Year (mean±SD)	1976 ± 9.5
Missing	78
What is the highest education degree completed?
Bachelor’s degree	25	14.7%	27.2%
Master’s degree	56	32.9%	60.9%
Doctoral degree	4	2.4%	4.3%
Other	7	4.1%	7.6%
IPNA/Missing	78	45.9%
How many years of post-secondary education (after high school) have you completed? (mean±SD)	6.2 ± 2.8
Missing	77

^aIncludes questions/participants from each of study’s surveys.

^bOne participant identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native and one identified as Native Hawaiian or Other Asian-Pacific Islander. Race and Ethnicity may not add to 100% as some people selected more than one option.

^cIncludes questions/participants from Survey 1 and Survey 2.

SD: standard deviation.

Table 2. Ventilation in classrooms and workspaces as reported by newer New Jersey public secondary school career-technical education teachers, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 school years.

	Total (n = 114)^a	% of Total	% of Answered
Is there a classroom or shop ventilation system? (Select one)
Yes	66	57.9%	65.3%
No	23	20.2%	22.8%
I’m not sure	12	10.5%	11.9%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	13	11.4%
Can the windows be opened in the school room you spend most time in?(Select one)
Yes	71	62.3%	71.0%
No	29	25.4%	29.0%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	14	12.3%
Is there a ceiling fan in the salon? (Select one)
Yes	8	7.0%	13.1%
No	48	42.1%	78.7%
I’m not sure	5	4.4%	8.2%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	53	46.5%

^aIncludes participants from Survey 2 and follow up survey/survey three.

Figure 1. Training data reported by Newer New Jersey public secondary school career-technical education teachers, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 school years.

Table 3. Awareness of government agency resources of Newer New Jersey public secondary school career-technical education teachers, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 school years.

	Total(n = 114)^a	% of Total	% of Answered
Are you aware of U.S. government resources, from United States Department of Labor- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USDOL-OSHA)? (Select one)
Yes	92	80.7%	92.0%
No	8	7.0%	8.0%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	14	12.3%
Are you aware of the Hazard Communication Standard and/or Safety Data Sheets? (Select one)
Yes	97	85.1%	95.1%
No	5	4.3%	4.9%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	12	10.5%
Are you aware of the NJ Safe Schools Program Cosmetology/Right to Know website pages? (Select one)
Yes	65	57.0%	69.1%
No	29	25.4%	30.9%
Missing/NA/I prefer not to answer	20	17.5%

^aIncludes participants from Survey 2 and follow up survey/survey three.

Data availability statement

Data were obtained via surveys titles “Rutgers NJ Safe Schools Program New Work-Based Learning Supervising Teachers Cohort − 1st Survey (Parts I and II, and Demographics),” “Rutgers NJ Safe Schools Program New Work-Based Learning Supervising Teachers Cohort − 2nd Survey (Follow-up on Safety, Health and Wellness (physical and mental)),” and “Late 2022/2022–2023 School Year Follow-up (v.1 Aug 2021) Rutgers NJ Safe Schools Program New Work-Based Learning Supervising Teachers Cohort – Survey.”