Table 2.

Distribution of nursing workers according to sleepiness and occupational characteristics. São Paulo State, Brazil, 2019 (n=364).

Characteristics	No sleepiness		Sleepiness		Total		p*
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Professional category							0.053
Registered nurse	227	78.5	62	21.5	289	100.0
Nurse technician	110	68.3	51	31.7	161	100.0
Nurse assistant	27	77.1	8	22.9	35	100.0
Nursing education							0.109
Postgraduate degree	177	78.7	48	21.3	225	100.0
College education	50	78.1	14	21.9	64	100.0
High and elementary school	137	69.9	59	30.1	196	100.0
Age at entrance into the workforce (years)							0.465
18.0 and more	174	75.3	57	24.7	231	100.0
14.0 to 17.9	153	76.5	47	23.5	200	100.0
Up to 14.0	37	68.5	17	31.5	54	100.0
Time in the nursing profession							0.719
Up to 6.0	56	78.9	15	21.1	71	100.0
6.0 to 10.9	71	74.0	25	26.0	96	100.0
11.0 to 15.9	62	71.3	25	28.7	87	100.0
16.0 and more	175	75.8	56	24.2	231	100.0
Main employment contract							0.146
Formal contract in a private institution	181	72.1	70	27.9	251	100.0
Civil servant	135	76.3	42	23.7	177	100.0
Others	48	84.2	9	15.8	57	100.0
Main area of performance							0.021
Hospital	168	71.8	66	28.2	234	100.0
Primary health care	87	80.6	21	19.4	108	100.0
Emergence services	34	64.2	19	35.8	53	100.0
Others	75	83.3	15	16.7	90	100.0
Position/function							0.026
Direct patient care	248	71.9	97	28.1	345	100.0
Headship/Leadership at operational level	49	74.2	17	25.8	66	100.0
Headship/Leadership at corporate level	12	100.0	0	0.0	12	100.0
Advice/Consulting/Specialist	20	87.0	3	13.0	23	100.0
Teaching/Research	12	85.7	2	14.3	14	100.0
Others	23	92.0	2	8.0	25	100.0
Second job							<0.001
No	253	82.7	53	17.3	306	100.0
yes	111	62.0	68	38.0	179	100.0
Working at night shift (1st and/or 2nd job)							<0.001**
No	270	79.9	68	20.1	338	100.0
Yes	94	63.9	53	36.1	147	100.0
Weekly working hours							<0.001
Up to 39.9	144	79.1	38	20.9	182	100.0
40.0 to 49.9	127	83.6	25	16.4	152	100.0
45.0 and more	93	61.6	58	38.4	151	100.0
Work-related disease or injury No	263	81.4	60	18.6	323	100.0	<0.001
Yes	101	62.3	61	37.7	162	100.0
Total	364	75.1	121	24.9	485	100.0

Note:

^*Chi-square test.