APPENDIX 8 CORE VALUES AS POTENTIAL MEDIATOR BETWEEN HEALTH & EMPLOYMENT A COMPARISON OF GLACE BAY & KINGS COUNTY GENUINE PROGRESS INDEX 378 Measuring Sustainable Development
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Core Values as Potential Mediator Between Health & Employment - A Comparison of Glace Bay & Kings County...380 Introduction... 380 2. Presentation: Core Values as Potential Mediator Between Health & Employment: A Comparison of Glace Bay and Kings County...381 GENUINE PROGRESS INDEX 379 Measuring Sustainable Development
1. Core Values as Potential Mediator Between Health & Employment - A Comparison of Glace Bay & Kings County Prepared by Alissa Brennan, Dr. Peter MacIntyre Introduction This presentation tested the hypothesis that there is a link between core values and health differences between employed and unemployed persons in Glace Bay and Kings County. To test the relationships the analysis examined ten core values: Responsibility Family life Friendship Generosity Spiritual Faith Material Wealth Financial Wealth Career Success Pleasure Freedom The results are presented in the PowerPoint slides with the findings presented in the last two slides. GENUINE PROGRESS INDEX 380 Measuring Sustainable Development
Core Values as Potential Mediator Between Health & Employment: A Comparison of Glace Bay and Kings County Alissa Brennan & Dr. Peter MacIntyre University College of Cape Breton 381
Genuine Progress Index GPI Glace Bay Extensive 78 page survey Covering a range of issues including health, security, care-giving, employment, etc. surveys randomly distributed Approximately 80% response rate 382
Core Values Respondents were asked to rate the following core values on a scale of 1(not at all important) to 10 (extremely important): Responsibility Family life Friendship Generosity Spiritual faith Material wealth Financial wealth Career success Pleasure Freedom 383
What Is Your Main Activity? 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 384 Employed Unemployed Student Homemaker Retired Other Main Activity Glace Bay Kings County Percentage
Glace Bay: Employed Peoples Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Gr eat Health P oor er Health 2 1 0 Responsibility Family Life Friendship Generosity Spiritual Faith Material Wealth Financial Security Career Success Pleasure Freedom 385
Kings County: Employed Peoples Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Gr eat Healt Poorer Hea 2 1 0 Responsibility Family Life Friendship Generosity Spiritual Faith Material Wealth Financial Security Career Success Pleasure Freedom 386
Glace Bay: Unemployed Peoples Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Respons Fam Life Friend Generosity Spiritual Wealth Finan Secure Core Values Career Suc Pleasure Freedom Great Health Poorer Health 387
Kings County: Unemployed Peoples Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Great Health Poorer Health 3 2 1 0 Respons Fam Life Friend Generosity Spiritual Wealth Finan Secure Core Values Career Suc Pleasure Freedom 388
Glace Bay: Retirees Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Respons Fam Life Friend Generous Spirit Faith Wealth Finan Secu Career Suc Pleasure Freedom Core Value s Great Health Poorer Health 389
Kings County: Retirees Ratings of Core Values 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Re spons Fam Life Friend Ge ne rous S pirit Fa Core it h ValueWea s lt h Fina n S e cu Ca ree r S uc P le a sure Fre e dom Great Health Poorer Health 390
Core Values as a Mediator Between Health & Employment There was a consistent trend across all groups High percentages of people in all of the groups ranked responsibility and family values as extremely important, regardless of health or employment status Results could be attributed to the strong ethnic ties and concerned social milieu of the small community 391
Findings of note There is a striking difference between higher and lower self-ratings of health and the value placed on wealth in King s County versus Glace Bay. This is one interesting difference, though overall there are more similarities than differences in core values. 392