Table 1.
Differences in demographic characteristics between nurse leader groups (N = 763)
| Total | Nurse Managers N = 232 |
Executives N = 464 |
Other N = 57 |
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| Variable | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | p |
| Age (N = 763) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| 8–35 years old | 42 | 5.5% | 26 | 11.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 17.5% | |
| 36–45 years old | 161 | 21.1% | 72 | 30.5% | 75 | 16.0% | 14 | 24.6% | |
| 46–55 years old | 229 | 30.0% | 82 | 34.7% | 135 | 28.7% | 12 | 21.1% | |
| 56–65 years old | 266 | 34.9% | 52 | 22.0% | 199 | 42.3% | 15 | 26.3% | |
| Over 65 years old | 65 | 8.5% | 4 | 1.7% | 55 | 11.7% | 6 | 10.5% | |
| Gender (N = 759) | 0.612 | ||||||||
| Male | 66 | 8.7% | 22 | 9.4% | 41 | 8.8% | 3 | 5.3% | |
| Female | 693 | 91.3% | 213 | 90.6% | 426 | 91.2% | 54 | 94.7% | |
| LGBTQ (N = 752) | |||||||||
| No | 697 | 92.7% | 210 | 90.5% | 432 | 93.3% | 55 | 96.5% | |
| Yes | 55 | 7.3% | 22 | 9.5% | 31 | 6.7% | 2 | 3.5% | |
| Education (N = 763) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Bachelor’s or less | 117 | 15.3% | 82 | 34.7% | 23 | 4.9% | 12 | 21.1% | |
| Masters | 427 | 56.0% | 135 | 57.2% | 256 | 54.5% | 36 | 63.2% | |
| Doctorate | 219 | 28.7% | 19 | 8.1% | 191 | 40.6% | 9 | 15.8% | |
| Religion (N = 763) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| No religious preference | 89 | 11.7% | 36 | 15.3% | 42 | 8.9% | 11 | 19.3% | |
| Christian/Protestant | 342 | 44.8% | 119 | 50.4% | 196 | 41.7% | 27 | 47.4% | |
| Roman Catholic | 211 | 27.7% | 46 | 19.5% | 158 | 33.6% | 7 | 12.3% | |
| Spiritual but not religious | 82 | 10.7% | 23 | 9.7% | 53 | 11.3% | 6 | 10.5% | |
| Other | 39 | 5.1% | 12 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.5% | 6 | 10.5% | |
| Race (N = 754) | 0.025 | ||||||||
| White | 676 | 89.7% | 202 | 87.1% | 422 | 90.8% | 52 | 91.2% | |
| Black | 32 | 4.2% | 10 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Asian | 21 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 4 | 7.0% | |
| Other | 25 | 3.3% | 14 | 6.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 1 | 1.8% | |
| Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (N = 759) | 0.155 | ||||||||
| Yes | 33 | 4.3% | 15 | 6.4% | 17 | 3.6% | 1 | 1.8% | |
| No | 726 | 95.7% | 221 | 93.6% | 450 | 96.4% | 55 | 98.2% | |
| Primary work population (N = 762) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Pediatric | 64 | 8.4% | 25 | 10.6% | 37 | 7.9% | 2 | 3.5% | |
| Adult | 447 | 58.7% | 156 | 66.1% | 249 | 53.1% | 42 | 73.7% | |
| Both | 251 | 32.9% | 55 | 23.3% | 183 | 39.0% | 13 | 22.8% | |
|
Primary work setting (N = 756) |
N/A | ||||||||
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Hospital, short-term acute care |
356 | 47.1% | 121 | 51.7% | 209 | 44.8% | 26 | 46.4% | |
|
Hospital, long-term acute care |
14 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |
|
Post-acute care facility (IRF, SNF, CCRC) |
9 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Specialty hospital | 11 | 1.5% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Health system facility | 107 | 14.2% | 23 | 9.8% | 76 | 16.3% | 8 | 14.3% | |
|
Health system corporate office |
37 | 4.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 33 | 7.1% | 2 | 3.6% | |
|
Academic health care setting |
134 | 17.7% | 40 | 17.1% | 76 | 16.3% | 18 | 32.1% | |
|
Critical access hospital |
22 | 2.9% | 8 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.8% | 1 | 1.8% | |
|
Behavioral health facility |
6 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | |
|
Outpatient, community- based clinic |
17 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | |
|
Ambulatory surgery, specialty care facility |
8 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | |
|
Free-standing emergency, urgent care facility |
5 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |
|
Other health care setting |
30 | 4.0% | 15 | 6.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.8% | |
| Primary work setting location (N = 759) | 0.577 | ||||||||
| Urban | 406 | 53.5% | 134 | 57.5% | 240 | 51.2% | 32 | 56.1% | |
| Suburban | 243 | 32.0% | 69 | 29.6% | 156 | 33.3% | 18 | 31.6% | |
| Rural | 110 | 14.5% | 30 | 12.9% | 73 | 15.6% | 7 | 12.3% | |
| Length of time in current role (N = 763) | 0.413 | ||||||||
| Less than 3 years | 250 | 32.8% | 84 | 35.6% | 149 | 31.7% | 17 | 29.8% | |
| About 3–5 years | 199 | 26.1% | 61 | 25.8% | 124 | 26.4% | 14 | 24.6% | |
| About 5–10 years | 159 | 20.8% | 46 | 19.5% | 95 | 20.2% | 18 | 31.6% | |
| About 10–15 years | 72 | 9.4% | 23 | 9.7% | 43 | 9.1% | 6 | 10.5% | |
| About 15–20 years | 46 | 6.0% | 10 | 4.2% | 35 | 7.4% | 1 | 1.8% | |
| Greater than 20 years | 37 | 4.8% | 12 | 5.1% | 24 | 5.1% | 1 | 1.8% | |
| Length of time in nursing (N = 763) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| 1–10 years | 45 | 5.9% | 29 | 12.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 11–15 years | 101 | 13.2% | 53 | 22.5% | 40 | 8.5% | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 16–20 years | 93 | 12.2% | 40 | 16.9% | 40 | 8.5% | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 21–25 years | 98 | 12.8% | 35 | 14.8% | 59 | 12.6% | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 26–30 years | 107 | 14.0% | 28 | 11.9% | 74 | 15.7% | 5 | 8.8% | |
| More than 30 years | 319 | 41.8% | 51 | 21.6% | 249 | 53.0% | 19 | 33.3% | |
LGBTQ - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer identity Chi-square analyses were used to test differences between roles on demographics and work characteristics