Table 1.

Respondent demographics and work-life climate. Cronbach’s alpha by demographic grouping

	n	% of total	Cronbach’s alpha
Healthcare worker role
Registered Nurse	3367	31.7	0.82
Attending/staff physician	1036	9.7	0.84
Technologist (eg, Surg, Lab, Rad)	869	8.2	0.80
Other	689	6.5	0.81
Technician (PCT, Surg, Lab, EKG, Rad)	567	5.3	0.85
Admin support (Adm, Asst, Unit Coordinator, etc)	542	5.1	0.81
Advance practice provider (PA, NP, CRNA)	503	4.7	0.86
Clinical support (CMA, EMT, etc)	500	4.7	0.81
Nurse’s aide	489	4.6	0.83
Therapist (RT, PT, OT, Speech)	462	4.3	0.80
Administrator/manager/supervisor	388	3.7	0.81
Resident physician	275	2.6	0.85
Pharmacist	198	1.9	0.79
Fellow physician	157	1.5	0.82
Clinical social worker/case manager	130	1.2	0.81
Dietitian/nutritionist	51	0.5	0.85
Environmental services	41	0.4	0.92
Psychologists	20	0.2	0.73
Missing	343	3.2	0.85
Shift
Days	7235	68.1	0.82
Nights	1269	11.9	0.84
Swing	1000	9.4	0.82
Other	946	8.9	0.85
Missing	177	1.7	0.76
Shift length
8 hours	4320	40.7	0.80
10 hours	1410	13.2	0.82
12 hours	3482	32.8	0.83
Flex	321	3	0.84
Other	941	8.9	0.84
Missing	161	1.5	0.82
Years in specialty
Less than 6 months	404	3.8	0.79
6–11 months	877	8.3	0.81
1–2 years	1264	11.9	0.83
3–4 years	1410	13.3	0.83
5–10 years	2423	22.8	0.82
11–20 years	2124	20.6	0.84
21 or more years	1974	18.6	0.83
Missing	91	0.9	0.92
Total	10 627	100	0.83

CMA, certified medical assistant; CRNA, certified registered nurse anesthetist; EMT, emergency medical technician; OT, occupational therapist; PA, physician's assistant; PCT, patient care technician; PT, physical therapist; RT, respiratory therapist.