Table 1. Characteristics of survey participants stratified by nursing home job role (%; N=1229).
| Respondents | Total (n=1229) | CNAs (n=589) | Nurses (n=599) | SWs (n=41) |
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| Age (%) | ||||
| 18-30 | 37.1 | 56.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 |
| 31-50 | 43.7 | 32.3 | 54.3 | 53.7 |
| 51+ | 18.4 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 26.8 |
| Missing | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
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| Gender (%) | ||||
| Female | 92.6 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 92.7 |
| Male | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Missing | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| White | 75.6 | 67.9 | 82.5 | 85.4 |
| Black | 18.1 | 24.3 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| Hispanic | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Other | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| Missing | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
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| Length worked in NHs (%) | ||||
| Less than 6 months | 10.3 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 6 months-5 years | 38.5 | 46.9 | 31.6 | 19.5 |
| 5-10 years | 18.4 | 13.9 | 21.5 | 36.6 |
| 10+ years | 32.5 | 22.8 | 41.4 | 41.5 |
| Missing | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
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| Has taken care of a nursing home patient on hospice (%) | ||||
| Yes | 82.5 | 74.2 | 91.2 | 75.6 |
| No | 10.4 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 22.0 |
| Missing | 7.1 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
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