Table 2.
Demographics. Data was mainly collected in round 1, thus N = 106 unless otherwise stated
| Geographical distribution | South-East | West | Central | North |
| General population of Norway†, n (%) | 2900000 (56) | 1100000 (21) | 700000 (14) | 480000 (9) |
| Panel members (N = 96), n (%) | 52 (54) | 21 (22) | 16 (17) | 7 (7) |
| Years of post-training experience: | 2–7 years | 8–14 years | 14–24 years | 25 + years |
| n (mean), mean 24.4 years | 25 (4.4) | 22 (10.7) | 29 (19.1) | 30 (30.4) |
| Gender: | Female | Male | No answer | |
| Members NAORN*, n (%) | 1576 (96.1) | 64 (3.9) | ||
| Participants, n (%) | 100 (94.3) | 5 (4.7) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Principal area of employment: | Operating department | Outpatient facility | Private facility | |
| n (%) | 83 (78.3) | 17 (16.0) | 6 (5.7) | |
| Work schedule: | Day only | Day and shifts | Other | |
| n (%) | 45 (42) | 57 (53.8) | 4 (4) | |
| Work hours, percentage of full time: | 0–49% | 50–74% | 75–100% | > 100% |
| Position, (N = 96), n (%) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 90 (94) | |
| Actual work, n (%) | 2 (2) | 5 (5) | 48 (45) | 51 (48) |
†: Population numbers retrieved from the Norwegian government, www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/nou-2016-25/id2522062/sec9. *: the Norwegian Association of Operating Room Nurses