Table 1.

Demographics and work-related information by gender.

		Total (N = 543)		Male (N = 155)		Female (N = 387)
		Freq.	Percent	Freq.	Percent	Freq.	Percent
Age	18–29	10	1.8	3	1.9	7	1.8
	30–49	38	7.0	7	4.5	31	8.0
	50–64	200	36.8	46	29.7	154	39.8
	>65	294	54.1	99	63.9	195	50.4
Professional training in healthcare	Yes	196	36.1	42	27.1	154	39.8
	No	347	63.9	114	73.5	233	60.2
Experience at the crisis line	<1 year	105	19.3	37	23.9	68	17.6
	1–3 years	193	35.5	57	36.8	136	35.1
	3–6 years	89	16.4	24	15.5	65	16.8
	6–10 years	58	10.7	16	10.3	42	10.9
	>10 years	98	18.0	22	14.2	76	19.6
Hours per week	<4 h per week	97	17.9	22	14.2	75	19.4
	4–6 h per week	408	75.1	119	76.8	289	74.7
	6–8 h per week	31	5.7	14	9.0	17	4.4
	8–10 h per week	4	0.7	0	0.0	4	1.0
	>10 h per week	3	0.6	1	0.6	2	0.5
Location of work	Always on location	133	24.5	53	34.2	80	20.7
	Usually on location, occasionally at home	91	16.8	30	19.4	61	15.8
	Sometimes on location, sometimes at home	55	10.1	17	11.0	38	9.8
	Usually at home, occasionally on location	126	23.2	28	18.1	98	25.3
	Always at home	138	25.4	28	18.1	110	28.4