Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of respondents (N=14 345) from three major work settings (ICU, ED, OR) of 56 hospitals

Characteristics	Includes	N	%
Gender	Male	2497	17.4
	Female	11 848	82.6
Age	<20	100	0.7
	21–30	6281	43.8
	31–40	4581	31.9
	41–50	2473	17.2
	51–60	824	5.7
	61+	86	0.6
Hospital type	Medical centre	8887	61.9
	Regional hospital	5002	34.9
	District hospital	456	3.2
Work setting	ICU	7247	50.5
	ED	3057	21.3
	OR	4041	28.2
Profession	Physician	1511	10.5
	Nurse	11 108	77.4
	Technologist	721	5.0
	Pharmacist	17	0.1
	Administrative	580	4.0
	Rehabilitation staff	3	<0.1
	Other	405	2.8
Work type	Full time	12 534	87.4
	Contract based	1739	12.1
	Part time	42	0.3
	Hourly based	30	0.2
Years (at hospital)	<6 months	902	6.3
	6–12 months	457	3.2
	1–2 years	2498	17.4
	3–4 years	2449	17.1
	5–10 years	3522	24.6
	11–20 years	3201	22.3
	20+ years	1316	9.2
Education levels	Junior high school	65	0.5
	Senior high school	345	2.4
	University	12 855	89.6
	Postgraduate	1080	7.5
Level of patient contact	Rare	441	3.1
	Occasional	776	5.4
	Often	13 128	91.5
Manager	Yes	1133	7.9
	No	13 212	92.1

ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, operation rooms.