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. 2005 Jan;11(1):89–94. doi: 10.3201/eid1101.040138

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of 1,856 healthcare workers.

Sociodemographic characteristic No. participants (%)
Hospital*  
First Affiliated Hospital 389 (21.0)
Second Affiliated Hospital 361 (19.5)
Third Affiliated Hospital 397 (21.4)
Affiliated Cancer Hospital 371 (20.0)
Fifth Affiliated Hospital 338 (18.1)
Age (y)  
<26 676 (36.5)
26–30 404 (21.8)
31–35 294 (15.8)
36–40 221 (11.9)
>40 261 (13.0)
Sex  
Male 528 (28.4)
Female 1,328 (71.6)
Educational level  
Senior school 136 (7.3)
Technical secondary school 718 (38.7)
Junior college 367 (19.8)
University 333 (17.9)
MD/PhD 302 (16.3)
Department  
SARS ward 413 (22.3)
Emergency department/fever clinic 196 (10.6)
Infectious disease department 125 (6.7)
Respiratory diseases department 101 (5.4)
ICU 61 (3.3)
X-ray 74 (4.0)
Laboratory 66 (3.6)
Others† 820 (44.2)
Job title‡  
Doctor 567 (30.7)
Nurse 892 (48.3)
Health attendant 101 (5.5)
Technician in laboratory 74 (4.0)
Others 213 (11.5)

*All 5 hospitals are teaching hospitals of the Sun Yat-Sen University.
†Departments of internal medicine, surgery, and logistic service.
‡Missing for 9 healthcare workers.