Table 2.
Demographics
|
Present study (n = 123) |
TREC Alberta (n = 864) |
TREC Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan (n = 1,489) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Males |
7 (5.7) |
|
50 (5.8) |
|
92 (6.2) |
|
| Females |
116 (94.3) |
|
803 (92.9) |
|
1,386 (93.1) |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <20 years |
3 (2.4) |
|
8 (0.9) |
|
13 (0.9) |
|
| 20–29 years |
11 (9.0) |
|
97 (11.2) |
|
164 (11.0) |
|
| 30–39 years |
35 (28.5) |
|
191 (22.1) |
|
312 (21.0) |
|
| 40–49 years |
38 (30.9) |
|
280 (32.4) |
|
482 (32.4) |
|
| 50–59 years |
28 (22.8) |
|
230 (26.6) |
|
400 (26.8) |
|
| 60–70 years |
7 (5.7) |
|
57 (6.6) |
|
115 (7.7) |
|
| >70 years |
0 (0.0) |
|
1 (1.0) |
|
1 (1.0) |
|
| Years worked as HCA |
|
9.02 (6.9) |
|
9.62 (8.7) |
|
10.86 (8.9) |
| Years worked in facility |
|
6.58 (5.9) |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
| Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High school |
110 (89.4) |
|
787 (91.1) |
|
1,345 (90.3) |
|
| HCA certificate |
98 (79.7) |
|
687 (79.5) |
|
1,234 (82.9) |
|
| Diploma or degree |
60 (48.8) |
|
450 (52.1) |
|
658 (44.2) |
|
| English as second language | 48 (39.0) | 449 (52.0) | 660 (44.3) | |||
TREC = Translating Research in Elder Care; SD = standard deviation; HCA = healthcare aide; N/A = not available.