Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Job category | |
CNA | 103 (38.58) |
Nurse | 125 (46.82) |
Physicians and pharmacists | 15 (5.62) |
Other | 24 (8.99) |
Work setting | |
Hospital | 201 (75.28) |
Community | 27 (10.11) |
Nursing home | 20 (7.49) |
Other | 19 (7.12) |
Currently seeing patients | |
Yes | 238 (89.14) |
No | 29 (10.86) |
Work years | |
< 1 year | 69 (25.84) |
1–5 years | 138 (51.69) |
6–10 years | 39 (14.61) |
11–15 years | 9 (3.37) |
≥ 16 years | 12 (4.49) |
Have children | |
Yes | 75 (28.09) |
No | 192 (71.91) |
Have a housemate | |
Yes | 249 (93.26) |
No | 18 (6.74) |
Age | |
25 and under | 94 (35.21) |
26–35 | 108 (40.45) |
36–44 | 39 (14.61) |
45–54 | 15 (5.62) |
55 and above | 11 (4.12) |
Marital status | |
Married | 94 (35.21) |
Never married | 160 (59.93) |
Other | 13 (4.87) |
Race/ethnicity | |
White | 184 (68.91) |
Black or African | 27 (10.11) |
Asian | 27 (10.11) |
Other (including Hispanic) | 29 (10.86) |
State | |
MA | 208 (78.49) |
Other | 57 (21.51) |