The impact of Great Barrier Reef Pilotage work on wives and families

Appendix 1

List of Tables

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of the sample

Table 2

Distribution of scores on the measure of concern for the physical and mental stress of partner

Table 3

Distribution of scores on the measure of concern for long term financial issues

Table 4

Distribution of scores on the measure of concern for the uncertainty associated with piloting

Table 5

Distribution of scores concern re competition between piloting organisations and the qualifications required for Great Barrier Reef Pilots

Table 6

Distribution of scores examining the effects of stress on the life of the spouse and family of pilots

Table 7

Distribution of scores examining methods of coping with a home and away lifestyle

Table 8

Distribution of scores examining the effects a home and away lifestyle has on wives/partners families

Table 9

Distribution of scores examining general areas of concern

Table 10

Distribution of scores on the marital satisfaction scale

Table 11

Distribution of scores on the measure of tangible support

Table 12

Distribution of scores on the measure of affectionate support

Table 13

Distribution of the scores on the measure of positive social interaction

Table 14

Distribution of scores on the measure of emotional or informational support

Table 15

Distribution of the scores assessing the perceived health of respondents

Table 16

Distribution of scores on the DSSI measure of anxiety

Table 17

Distribution of scores on the DSSI measure of depression

Appendix 2

Cronbach’s alpha coefficientw were calculated to assess the reliability of each of the aggregate scores. The procedure is widely used for this purpose since it uses a range of statistical characteristics from the raw data. An alpha coefficient of over 0.65 is generally acceptable.

Table 2a shows the values for Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for scale items

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