TABLE 1.
Nonresponse Bias Analysis: Employer Characteristics by Survey Response Status
| Employer Characteristics | Nonrespondents (N = 7,881) |
All Respondents (N = 391) |
Hiring Surge Respondents (N = 202) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLC Status of Jurisdiction | |||
| Awaiting NLC Membership | 899 (11.4%) | 49 (12.5%) | 24 (11.9%) |
| NLC Member | 4,250 (53.9%) | 208 (53.2%) | 108 (53.5%) |
| Not NLC Member | 2,732 (34.7%) | 134 (34.3%) | 70 (34.6%) |
| U.S. Census Region | |||
| Northeast | 1,469 (18.6%) | 78 (19.9%) | 39 (19.3%) |
| Midwest | 1,972 (25.0%) | 102 (26.1%) | 52 (25.7%) |
| Pacific | 38 (0.5%) | 4 (1.0%) | 3 (1.4%) |
| South | 2,772 (35.2%) | 132 (33.8%) | 74 (36.6%) |
| West | 1,630 (20.7%) | 75 (19.2%) | 34 (16.8%) |
| No. of Employees, Mdn (range) | 10 (8–950) | 11 (8–850) | 15 (8–825) |
| Annual Revenue, in Millions, Mdn (range) | $0.9 ($0.4–$4.1) | $1.2 ($0.5–$4.6) | $1.6 ($0.5–$6.9) |
| Job Function | |||
| DON/CNO | 2,202 (27.9%) | 100 (25.6%) | 58 (28.7%) |
| Assistant/associate DON/CNO | 4,188 (53.1%) | 226 (57.8%) | 109 (54.0%) |
| Manager/supervisor | 895 (11.4%) | 48 (12.3%) | 26 (12.9%) |
| Other | 596 (7.6%) | 17 (4.4%) | 9 (1.4%) |
Notes. CNO = chief nursing officer; DON = director of nursing; NLC = Nurse Licensure Compact. Categorical results presented as n (%). Continuous variables presented as median (range).