Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Hospital Staff Nurses With Permanent Versus Supplemental Staffing Agency Positions*
| Demographic Characteristics |
Permanent Position |
Supplemental Position |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted sample size, n (%) |
799,218 (94.1) | 49,819 (5.9) | |
| Age, % | |||
| <35 y | 30.6 | 34.5 | .19 |
| 35–44 y | 34.7 | 35.1 | |
| >44 y | 34.7 | 30.4 | |
| Gender, % | |||
| Female | 93.6 | 87.2 | <.001 |
| Male | 6.4 | 12.8 | |
| Marital status, % | |||
| Married | 71.5 | 52.6 | <.001 |
| Widowed, divorced, separated |
15.0 | 27.0 | |
| Never married |
13.5 | 20.4 | |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |||
| White (not Hispanic) |
85.5 | 76.1 | <.001 |
| Black (not Hispanic) |
5.8 | 3.7 | |
| American Indian/ Alaskan |
0.5 | 0.8 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
4.7 | 15.2 | |
| Hispanic | 2.2 | 1.7 | |
| Multirace | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| Highest education in nursing, % | |||
| Diploma | 18.6 | 15.4 | .007 |
| Associate degree |
41.9 | 39.1 | |
| Baccalaureate | 37.1 | 40.6 | |
| Master’s degree or doctoral |
2.4 | 4.9 | |
| Years since basic education, % | |||
| ≤5 y | 31.0 | 35.5 | .02 |
| 6–10 y | 16.7 | 21.6 | |
| 11–15 y | 14.6 | 12.9 | |
| 16–25 y | 23.8 | 21.4 | |
| ≥26 y | 13.9 | 8.5 | |
P values reflect the significance of χ2 tests of independence.
*
Authors’ analysis of 2000 NSSRN data.