Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of nurses (N = 162).
| Urban (N = 125) | Rural (N = 37) | |||
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| n (%) or Mean ± SD | n (%) or Mean ± SD | |||
| Work settinga | ||||
| Elementary school (K-5) | 84 | (67.2) | 26 | (70.3) |
| Middle school (6–8) | 43 | (34.4) | 9 | (24.3) |
| High school (9–12) | 34 | (27.2) | 7 | (18.9) |
| Two or more settings | 31 | (24.8) | 5 | (13.5) |
| Years worked | 9.4 | ±5.9 | 7.1 | ±6.0 |
| Range: (urban: 0.07–25; rural: 1–20)b | ||||
| Genderc | ||||
| Male | 1 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) |
| Female | 121 | (99.2) | 36 | (100) |
| Age in yearsd,* | 50.5 | ±9.0 | 45.3 | ±8.8 |
| Range: (urban: 32–68; rural: 32–64) | ||||
| Ethnicitye | ||||
| Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin | 2 | (1.7) | 0 | (0) |
| Racef | ||||
| White | 115 | (96.6) | 33 | (94.3) |
| Black | 4 | (3.4) | 1 | (2.9) |
| Other race | 0 | (0) | 1 | (2.9) |
a
Nurses could select multiple school settings, so totals do not add to 100%.
b
2 urban and 5 rural nurses did not respond to this question.
c
3 urban and 1 rural nurse did not respond to this question.
d
13 urban and 6 rural nurses did not respond to this question.
e
5 urban nurses did not respond to this question.
f
6 urban and 2 rural nurses did not respond to this question.
*
Significant t-test (p < 0.01).