Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (n = 1271).

Variable	Categories	n	%
Age	18–25	129	10.1
	26–35	347	27.3
	36–45	246	19.4
	46–55	330	26.0
	56 and older	200	15.7
	Not reported	19	1.5
Gender	Male	81	6.4
	Female	1180	92.8
	Not reported	10	0.8
Marital Status	Single	206	16.2
	Married	644	50.7
	Divorced/Separated	226	17.8
	Common law	174	13.7
	Widowed	14	1.1
	Not reported	7	0.6
Highest level of education	Diploma/Certificate	412	32.4
	Baccalaureate	766	60.3
	Masters	75	5.9
	Doctorate	3	0.2
	Other	4	0.3
	Not reported	11	0.9
Province of Employment	British Columbia	3	0.2
	Alberta	133	10.5
	Saskatchewan	2	0.2
	Manitoba	197	15.5
	Ontario	4	0.3
	Quebec	167	13.1
	New Brunswick	503	39.6
	Nova Scotia	258	20.3
	PEI	3	0.2
	Not Reported	1	0.1
Specialty Area	Medical/Surgical	444	34.9
	Maternal/Child	117	9.2
	Mental health/Psychiatric	105	8.6
	Critical Care/ER	238	18.7
	Community	136	10.7
	Geriatrics	146	11.5
	Rehabilitation	31	2.4
	Not reported	54	4.2
Years as a nurse	0–10	528	41.5
	11–20	219	17.2
	21–30	267	21
	31–40	216	17
	41–50	30	2.4
	51–60	1	0.1
	Not reported	10	0.8
Hours worked per week	0–10	13	1.0
	11–20	48	3.8
	21–30	224	17.6
	31–40	743	58.4
	41–50	181	14.3
	51–60	23	1.8
	60 plus	17	1.3
	Not reported	22	1.7