Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of nursing assistants.
| Variables, Categorical | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender; N = 520 | |
| Female | 474 (91.2) |
| Male | 46 (8.8) |
| Race a; N = 512 b | |
| White | 261 (51.0) |
| Mixed | 146 (28.5) |
| Black | 102 (19.9) |
| Asian | 3 (0.6) |
| Marital status; N = 520 | |
| Married | 260 (50.0) |
| Single | 161 (31.0) |
| Separated | 38 (7.3) |
| Divorced | 28 (5.4) |
| Co-habitat | 16 (3.1) |
| Widowed | 17 (3.3) |
| N of children; N = 520 | |
| 0 | 164 (31.5) |
| 1 or 2 | 259 (49.8) |
| ≥3 | 97 (18.7) |
| Absenteeism c; N = 518 b | |
| 0 | 408 (78.8) |
| ≥1 | 110 (21.2) |
| Religion; N = 520 | |
| Religion, yes | 469 (90.2) |
| No religion | 51 (9.8) |
| MDD; N = 519 b | |
| MDD | 138 (26.6) |
| No MDD | 381 (73.4) |
| Variables, continuous | Mean (SD) |
| Age (years) | 39.4 (9.7) |
| Weekly working hours | 47.8 (20.6) |
| Years of work | 8.5 (6.4) |
MDD = major depressive disorder. a Race was self-reported based on the Brazilian census, including white, black, mixed, Asian and Indigenous people. b Number of subjects may differ because of missing data. c Missing days from work over the month prior to the interview.