Table 2.
Respondent characteristics
| N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 858 (87.7) |
| Male | 112 (11.5) | |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (0.8) | |
| Age | < 25 | 98 (10.0) |
| 26–30 | 173 (17.7) | |
| 31–40 | 257 (26.3) | |
| 41–50 | 234 (23.9) | |
| 51–60 | 182 (18.6) | |
| 61–66 | 26 (2.7) | |
| > 67 | 1 (0.1) | |
| Prefer not to say | 7 (0.7) | |
| Ethnicity | Asian/ Asian British | 32 (3.3) |
| Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British | 15 (1.5) | |
| Mixed/ Multiple ethnic groups | 13 (1.3) | |
| Other ethnic group | 46 (4.7) | |
| Other White | 85 (8.7) | |
| White British | 779 (79.7) | |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (0.8) | |
| Environment | Acute General NHS hospital including teaching hospital | 898 (91.8) |
| Tertiary/ specialist | 63 (6.4) | |
| Private healthcare | 6 (0.6) | |
| Missing data | 11 (1.1) | |
| Country | England | 933 (95.4) |
| Wales | 15 (1.5) | |
| Scotland | 5 (0.5) | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 (0.4) | |
| Other country | 1 (0.1) | |
| Missing data | 20 (2.0) | |
| Main position | Charge nurse | 206 (21.1) |
| Staff nurse | 374 (38.2) | |
| Specialist/ advanced nurse | 142 (14.5) | |
| Research nurse | 42 (4.3) | |
| Nurse researcher | 1 (0.1) | |
| Manager | 73 (7.5) | |
| Student nurse | 20 (2.0) | |
| Non-registered nursing associate | 10 (1.0) | |
| Non-registered care or nursing assistant | 90 (9.2) | |
| Missing data | 20 (2.0) | |
| Redeployed? | Yes | 139 (14.2) |
| No | 227 (23.2) | |
| Missing data | 612 (62.6) | |
| Usually work on respiratory warda? | Yes | 114 (11.7) |
| No | 252 (25.8) | |
| Missing data | 612 (62.6) | |
| Usually work in non-warda environment? | Yes | 138 (14.1) |
| No | 228 (23.3) | |
| Missing data | 612 (62.6) |
aWard: an inpatient division in a hospital typically shared by patients who need a similar type of care. Non-ward: a non-residential health care setting such as outpatient, community or primary care. Percentages may not always total 100 due to rounding