Table 1. Occupational and Employer Characteristics of Respondents.
| Respondent Characteristicsa | % |
|---|---|
| Occupationb | (n=3,949) |
| Nurse | 41 |
| Technologist/Technician | 23 |
| Dentist/Dental professional | 20 |
| Respiratory Therapist | 13 |
| Physician | 1 |
| Pharmacist/Pharmacy professional | 1 |
| Other healthcare professional | 2 |
| Years in current occupation | (n=3,933) |
| <1 | 4 |
| 1–5 | 16 |
| 6–10 | 15 |
| 11–20 | 25 |
| 21–30 | 23 |
| >30 | 17 |
| Years using HLDs | (n=4,559) |
| <1 | 8 |
| 1–5 | 19 |
| 6–10 | 17 |
| 11–20 | 24 |
| >20 | 32 |
| Employer type | (n=3,948) |
| Hospital | 62 |
| Dentist office | 17 |
| Outpatient care | 11 |
| Physician office | 2 |
| Offices of other healthcare facilities | 2 |
| Nursing/Residential care | 2 |
| Social assistance/Services | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Employer ownership type | (n=3,932) |
| For Profit | 44 |
| Non-profit | 43 |
| City, county, district, state government | 9 |
| Federal government | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Size of employer (# of employees)b | (n=3,935) |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2–9 | 19 |
| 10–99 | 22 |
| 100–249 | 9 |
| 250–1,000 | 22 |
| >1,000 | 28 |
| Employer location by population density | (n=3,935) |
| Large city (>50,000 people) | 51 |
| Small city (<50,000 people) | 24 |
| Suburbs (areas adjacent to cities) | 14 |
| Rural | 11 |
| Employer geographic regionb,c | (n=3,848) |
| Northeast | 20 |
| South | 33 |
| Midwest | 27 |
| West | 21 |
note. HLDs, high-level disinfectants.
a
Number of respondents varied for individual items (eg, number of eligible respondents less number who elected not to answer).
b
Percentages do not total 100 due to rounding.
c
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT); South (AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA, WV); Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI); West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY).