Table 2.
Characteristics of Sample
| Overall (1224) | Alberta (757) | Saskatchewan (181) | Manitoba (286) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variable | |||||
| Job Satisfaction | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | 13 (1.06) | 6 (0.79) | 7 (3.87) | 0 | |
| Disagree | 56 (4.58) | 34 (4.49) | 9 (4.97) | 13 (4.55) | |
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 105 (8.58) | 58 (7.66) | 28 (15.47) | 19 (6.64) | |
| Agree | 685 (55.96) | 422 (55.75) | 97 (53.59) | 166 (58.04) | |
| Strongly Agree | 365 (29.82) | 237 (31.31) | 40 (22.10) | 88 (30.77) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1131 (92.40) | 702 (92.73) | 176 (97.24) | 253 (88.46) | 0.002 |
| Male | 93 (7.60) | 55 (7.27) | 5 (2.76) | 33 (11.54) | |
| Age | |||||
| < 20 | 6 (0.49) | 4 (0.53) | 0 | 2 (0.70) | 0.838 |
| 20–29 | 133 (10.87) | 86 (11.36) | 24 (13.26) | 23 (8.04) | |
| 30–39 | 266 (21.73) | 160 (21.14) | 39 (21.55) | 67 (23.43) | |
| 40–49 | 400 (32.68) | 246 (32.50) | 60 (33.15) | 94 (32.87) | |
| 50–59 | 325 (26.55) | 203 (26.82) | 43 (23.76) | 79 (27.62) | |
| > 60 | 94 (7.68) | 58 (7.66) | 15 (8.29) | 21 (7.34) | |
| Born in Canada | |||||
| Yes | 487 (39.79) | 266 (35.14) | 140 (77.35) | 81 (28.32) | <0.001 |
| No | 737 (60.21) | 491 (64.86) | 41 (22.65) | 205 (71.38) | |
| English as first language | |||||
| Yes | 627 (51.23) | 363 (47.95) | 114 (79.56) | 120 (41.96) | <0.001 |
| No | 597 (48.77) | 394 (52.05) | 37 (20.44) | 166 (58.04) | |
| HCA Certificate | |||||
| Yes | 1036 (84.64) | 623 (82.30) | 149 (82.32) | 264 (92.31) | <0.001 |
| No | 188 (15.36) | 134 (17.70) | 32 (17.68) | 22 (7.69) | |
| Time worked as HCA (mean, SD) | 10.941 (8.73) | 10.153 (8.66) | 12.40 (9.12) | 12.10 (8.45) | <0.001 |
| Shift worked most of the time | |||||
| Day | 590 (48.20) | 354 (46.76) | 92 (50.83) | 144 (50.35) | 0.015 |
| Evening | 484 (39.54) | 322 (42.54) | 68 (37.57) | 94 (32.87) | |
| Night | 150 (12.25) | 81 (10.70) | 21 (11.60) | 48 (16.78) | |
| Unit Type | |||||
| General LTC | 797 (65.11) | 408 (53.90) | 143 (79.01) | 246 (86.01) | <0.001 |
| Secure dementia/Alzheimer’s | 349 (28.51) | 293 (38.71) | 38 (20.99) | 18 (6.29) | |
| Mental health | 10 (0.82) | 10 (1.32) | 0 | 0 | |
| Combined LTC and dementia | 68 (5.56) | 46 (6.08) | 0 | 22 (7.69) | |
| NH Size | |||||
| Small (35–79 beds) | 233 (19.04) | 173 (22.85) | 60 (33.15) | 0 | <0.001 |
| Medium (80–120 beds) | 288 (23.53) | 78 (10.30) | 59 (32.60) | 151 (52.80) | |
| Large (>120 beds) | 703 (57.43) | 506 (66.84) | 62 (34.25) | 135 (47.20) | |
| NH Owner/Operator | |||||
| Public | 349 (28.51) | 349 (46.10) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
| Private for Profit | 267 (21.81) | 133 (17.570 | 48 (26.52) | 86 (30.07) | |
| Voluntary | 608 (49.67) | 275 (36.33) | 133 (73.480 | 200 (69.93) | |