Table 1.

Respondent characteristics

Gender		Age (years)		Length of time as a nurse (years)		Length of time worked in skilled nursing care (years)		Distribution of work shift
Total	27	Total	27	n	27	n	24	n	27
Male	0	18 to 24	0	0 to 2	3	0 to 2	2	Days	20
Female	26	25 to 34	1	3 to 9	0	3 to 9	2	Evenings	6
Prefer not to answer	1	35 to 44	4	10 to 14	4	10 to 14	8	Nights	4
		45 to 54	7	15 to 19	1	15 to 19	2	Other (weekends, on-call)	4
		55 to 64	15	20 to 24	3	20 to 24	5
		65 and older	0	25 to 29	8	25 to 29	2
				30 to 34	6	30 to 34	1
				35 to 39	1	35 to 39	1
				40 to 44	1	40 to 44	1
				45 to 49	0	45 to 49	0