Table 1.
Demographic and employment characteristics of survey participants
| Characteristic | Total (n=3,784) |
|---|---|
| Mean age (standard deviation) | 41.5 (10.4) |
| Age group (years) | |
| < 25 | 150 (4.1%) |
| 25–34 | 888 (24.1%) |
| 35–44 | 1,112 (30.2%) |
| 45–54 | 1,115 (30.3%) |
| 55+ | 414 (11.2%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 3,489 (92.7%) |
| Male | 276 (7.3%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 1,693 (45.0%) |
| Living together | 130 (3.5%) |
| Single | 1,328 (35.3%) |
| Divorced/separated | 410 (10.9%) |
| Widowed | 201 (5.3%) |
| Children | |
| Median number of children (range) | 2 (1–14) |
| Median age of youngest child | 12 |
| Nursing category | |
| Professional nurse | 1,910 (51.5%) |
| Enrolled nurse | 818 (22.1%) |
| Auxiliary nurse | 982 (26.5%) |
| Median years qualified as a nurse (mean) | 15 (15.9) |
| Primary job (sector) | |
| Provincial government | 1,955 (52.8%) |
| Private sector | 1,400 (37.8%) |
| Nursing agency | 346 (9.4%) |
| Median years at primary job (mean; range) | 7 (10.3; 1–47) |
| Unit of work | |
| Paediatric critical care | 183 (5.1%) |
| Adult critical care | 421 (11.8%) |
| High care | 33 (0.9%) |
| Theatre | 668 (18.8%) |
| Emergency | 392 (11.0%) |
| Maternity | 574 (16.1%) |
| General wards | 1,140 (32.0%) |
| Psychiatry | 117 (3.3%) |
| Outpatient department | 30 (0.8%) |