Table 1.

Characteristics of nurse respondents (n = 430)

Demographic data		n	(%)
Nurses age	21–30	331	77
	31–40	92	21.4
	≥ 41	7	1.6
Gender	Male	30	7
	Female	400	93
Marital status	Not married	197	45.8
	Married	228	53
	Divorced	2	0.5
	Windowed	3	0.7
Had children	Yes	171	37.7
	No	259	62.3
No. of children	0	268	62.3
	≤ 2	126	29.3
	≥ 3	36	8.3
Ethnicity	Malaysia	404	94
	Chines	7	1.6
	India	13	3
	Other	6	1.4
Educational level	Diploma	411	95.6
	Bachelor	4	0.9
	Master	1	0.2
	Other	14	3.3
No. of years of experience	< 6 years	365	85
	≥ 6 years	65	15
Wards/units	Medical	147	34.2
	Surgical	117	27.2
	Special unit	166	38.6
Income	Less 2000	98	22.8
	2001–3000	204	47.4
	3001–4000	108	25.1
	More than 4000	20	4.7
Range of age (years)	21–51
Average age (years)	31