Table 2.
Survey respondent demographics
|
Survey respondents (N = 816) |
Total Workforce (N = 8156) |
|||
| Age | Mean (95% CI) | 47 (46, 48) | 45 (47, 48) | |
| Median | 49 | 46 | ||
| Range | 22–69 | 18–80 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Gender | Female | 725 (90%) | 7504 (92%) | |
| Male | 77 (10%) | 652 (8%) | ||
| Employment status | Permanent | 720 (90%) | 6933 (85%) | |
| FTE 1.0 | 432 (54%) | 3344 (41%) | ||
| Length of time in LHD > =10 yrs | 475 (60%) | (39%) | ||
| Location | Rural/remote | 403 (51%) | 3099 (38%) | |
| Metropolitan | 387 (49%) | 5057 (62%) | ||
| Employment classification | RN/RM | 357 (44%) | 5397 (66%) | |
| EN | 68 (8%) | 1186 (15%) | ||
| CNS/CMS | 118 (15%) | 767 (9%) | ||
| CNC/CMC | 130 (16%) | 226 (3%) | ||
| NP | 19 (2%) | |||
| Clinical Educators | 46 (6%) | 23 (< 1%) | ||
| Managers | 73 (9%) | 366 (5%) | ||
| Other | 17 (2%) | 191 (2%) | ||
| Already attained | Currently undertaking | Planning to undertake | ||
| Highest Qualifications | PhD Prof Doc | 3 (< 1%) | 3 (< 1%) | |
| Masters (Research) | 18 (2%) | 2 (< 1%) | 12 (1%) | |
| Masters (Course work) | 137 (17%) | 43 (5%) | 61 (7%) | |
RN/RM Registered nurse/registered midwife, EN Enrolled Nurse, NP Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Educators includes Clinical nurse educators (CNE), clinical midwife educators (CMS), nurse educators (NE) and Midwife educators; and Managers include nursing unit managers, midwifery unit managers, nurse managers and midwifery managers