Table 1.
Demographic and occupational characteristics of participants.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 36 | 21 |
| Female | 132 | 79 |
| Immigration status | ||
| Immigrant* | 24 | 14 |
| Swedish born | 144 | 86 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 116 | 69 |
| Single | 35 | 21 |
| Divorced/widower/widow | 17 | 10 |
| Staff cadre** | ||
| Doctor | 25 | 16 |
| Nurse | 62 | 40 |
| Nursing assistant | 34 | 22 |
| Midwife | 26 | 17 |
| Other | 7 | 5 |
| Department** | ||
| Emergency | 106 | 65 |
| Women's clinic | 45 | 28 |
| Ambulatory | 12 | 7 |
| Age | ||
| (mean (st.dev in brackets)) | 41 years (10.0 years) | |
| Years in service | ||
| (mean (st.dev in brackets)) | 17 years (11.2 years) | |
N: number within category, %: proportion within category. *Born of another nationality than Swedish. **Not all participants responded to these inquiries. Thus total falls short of n = 168.