Table 2. Distribution of the mean by category and length of service, by domain and total score of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, 2015.
| Length of service | Safety Climate | Stress Recognition | Perceptions of Management: | Working Conditions | Teamwork Climate | Job Satisfaction | SAQ* total | |
| Of the hospital | Of the unit | |||||||
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| Less than 6 months | 67 | 73 | 63 | 64 | 77* | 78 | 82 | 72 |
| 6 to 11 months | 64 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 65 |
| 1 to 2 years | 65 | 77 | 63 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 68 |
| 3 to 4 years | 65 | 77 | 63 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 68 |
| 5 to 10 years | 64 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 80 | 66 |
| 11 to 20 years | 64 | 74 | 56 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 66 |
| 21 years or over | 66 | 72 | 58 | 54 | 60 | 74 | 85 | 67 |
*p<0.05