Table 1.
Characteristics of hospital staff lounge users in the design plate and normal plate groups, based on the subset survey
(Percentages; mean values and ranges)
| Design plate | Normal plate | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 114 | 91 | |
| Response rate | 96 | 89 | |
| Female | 75·5 | 69·8 | 0·38 |
| Age (years) | 0·01 | ||
| Mean | 32 | 36 | |
| Range | 20–58 | 19–60 | |
| Race | 0·43 | ||
| Chinese | 58·5 | 63·1 | |
| Malay | 10·4 | 14·3 | |
| Indian | 15·1 | 7·1 | |
| Filipino | 13·2 | 13·1 | |
| Others | 2·8 | 2·4 | |
| Designation | 0·17 | ||
| Nursing | 35·1 | 19·5 | |
| Medical | 16·7 | 19·5 | |
| Allied health | 18·5 | 19·5 | |
| Administrative | 9·3 | 24·4 | |
| Others | 20·4 | 17·1 |
*
χ2 Test.