Table 2.
Respondent characteristics
| All n (%) 177 (100) |
RNs n (%) 72 (40.68) |
Healthcare workers n (%) 67 (37.85) |
Assistants n (%) 38 (21.47) |
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| n | (%) or mean ± SD | n | (%) or mean ± SD | n | (%) or mean ± SD | n | (%) or mean ± SD | |
| Total number of participants | 177 | 100 | 72 | 40.68 | 67 | 37.85 | 38 | 21.47 |
| Gender | ||||||||
|
Male Female |
25 152 |
14.1 85.9 |
8 64 |
11.1 88.9 |
10 57 |
14.9 85.1 |
7 31 |
18.4 81.6 |
| Age |
38.8 ± 13.7 (range: 19–66) |
38.4 (± 11.6) (range: 22–65) |
44.6 (± 14.5) (range: 20–66) |
29.8 (± 10.8) (range: 19–61) |
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| Employment percentage | ||||||||
|
0% 1–50% 51–75% 76–100% |
24 11 15 127 |
13.5 6.2 8.5 71.8 |
1 2 5 64 |
1.4 2.8 6.9 88.9 |
4 7 7 49 |
6.0 10.5 10.4 73.1 |
19 2 3 14 |
50.0 5.3 7.9 36.8 |
| Type of employment | ||||||||
|
Permanent Temporary Occasionally |
142 16 19 |
80.3 9.0 10.7 |
68 3 1 |
94.4 4.2 1.4 |
58 5 4 |
86.6 7.4 6.0 |
16 8 14 |
42.1 21.1 36.8 |
| Number of years since last finished healthcare-related education |
8.9 ± 10.2 (range: 0–39) |
10 ± 9.6 (range: 0–37) |
11.9 ± 11.2 (range: 0–39) |
1.1 ± 4.0 (range: 0–20) |
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| Number of years working in healthcare |
13.5 ± 10.5 (range:1–44) |
15.3 ± 9.8 (range: 1–40) |
16.6 ± 11.4 (range: 1–44) |
4.9 ± 4.3 (range: 1–20) |
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| Language | ||||||||
|
Norwegian as their first language Not Norwegian as a first language |
147 30 |
83.1 16.9 |
65 7 |
90.3 9.7 |
53 14 |
79.1 20.9 |
29 9 |
76.3 23.7 |
| Size of municipality | ||||||||
|
Under 5000 citizens Between 5000 and 50 000 citizens Between 50 000 and 150 000 citizens Over 150 000 citizens |
31 28 48 70 |
17.5 15.8 27.1 39.6 |
12 8 22 30 |
16.7 11.0 30.6 41.7 |
12 13 16 26 |
17.9 19.4 23.9 38.8 |
7 7 10 14 |
18.4 18.4 26.3 36.9 |
Abbreviations: SD – standard deviation