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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2010 Nov 15;67(2):438–449. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05501.x

Table 2.

Comparison of CNA study participants with CNAs employed in USA nursing homes

Study participants
Estimates*from
CNAs working in US
nursing homes in 2004
Phases 1 and 3 Phase 4
Number 27 269 3017
Age in years 26–69, Median = 44 17–69, Median = 36 <25–≥55, Median = 38
Percentage of male 18 11 8
Percentage of non-Caucasian 75 46 47
Years of education 4–18 years, Median = 12 6–16 years, Median = 13.5 68% ≥high school
Years of CNA experience <1–40 years, Median = 10 <1–42 years, Median = 7 54% = 6–>20 years
Years of experience at site <1–31 years, Median = 7 <1–42 years, Median = 4 Median = 2·4 years

Estimates* = Nationally representative survey (Squillace et al. 2009). (1) Site selection. 1500 nursing homes randomly selected from 16,628 in the US licensed for ≥3 beds and certified by Medicare or Medicaid or licensed by the sate. (2) Respondents. Of 4542 sampled CNAs, 3017 (71%) completed an interview.