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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 May 21;34(7):717–722. doi: 10.1086/670990

table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Survey Participants (N = 200)

Characteristic No. %
Facility care worker
  Medical staffa 24 12
  Therapists 26 13
  Habilitation assistant 78 39
  Other 72 36
Care provider
  Direct care 151
    Clinical 50 25
    Nonclinical 101 50
  Non–direct care 49 25
Age, median (range), years
  All participants 36 (18–64)
Gender
  Female 170 85
  Male 26 14
Race
  Non-Hispanic white 184 92
  Non-Hispanic black 12 6
  Other 4 2
Time worked at facility, years
  <1 21 11
  1–5 88 44
  6–10 34 17
  >10 55 28
Employment status
  Full time 172 86
  Part time 12 6
  Temporary as needed 15 8

note. Missing values are not included. Clinical direct care staff includes physicians, nurses, and therapists. Nonclinical direct care staff includes habilitation assistants (provide daily care to residents and assist medical staff), volunteers, and school teachers.

A

Includes physician, nurse practitioner, or other type nurses.