The proportion of public-sector organizations who responded in the affirmative for all items pertaining to supervisors’ behavior was significantly greater relative to that observed for private-sector organizations (p < 0.001). However, answer to “my supervisor provides feedback on my work” did not differ significantly between public- and private-sector organizations (p = 0.496) (Table 2).Table 2Supervisors’ behaviors according to Occupational characteristicsNumber of employeesSectorTotal<300 (%)≥300 (%)Public (%)Private (%)Total19064a (100%)17436 (91.5)1628 (8.5)2399 (12.6)16665 (87.4)Feedback Yes14380 (75.4)12991 (74.5)1388 (85.3)*** 1823 (76.0)12557 (75.3) No4684 (24.6)4445 (25.5)240 (14.7)576 (24.0)4108 (24.7)Respectful behavior Yes15880 (83.3)14382 (82.5)1499 (92.1)*** 2120 (88.4)13761 (82.6)*** No3184 (16.7)3055 (17.5)129 (7.9)279 (11.6)2904 (17.4)Good conflict abilities Yes14067 (73.8)12661 (72.6)1406 (86.4)*** 1902 (79.3)12165 (73.0)*** No4997 (26.2)4775 (27.4)221 (13.6)497 (20.7)4500 (27.0)Good at planning Yes14536 (76.2)13111 (75.2)1425 (87.5)*** 1955 (81.5)12581 (75.5)*** No4528 (23.8)4325 (24.8)203 (12.5)444 (18.5)4084 (24.5)Participation in decisions Yes12050 (63.2)10766 (61.7)1285 (78.9)*** 1646 (68.6)10404 (62.4)*** No7014 (36.8)6671 (38.3)343 (21.1)753 (31.4)6261 (37.6) *** p < 0.001 aweighted frequency