Aggression and violence against health care workers in Germany - a cross sectional retrospective survey

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 123)

		N	%
Gender	Male	44	35.8
	Female	79	64.2
Age	To 29 years	21	17.1
	30-39 years	35	28.5
	40-49 years	50	40.7
	Over 50 years	17	13.8
Setting	Nursing home	31	25.2
	Psychiatric clinic	61	49.6
	Workshop for people with disabilities	31	25.2
Profession	Nurses	92	74.8
	Social workers	22	17.9
	Others	9	7.3
Work experience	0 to 5 years	18	14.6
	6 to 10 years	18	14.6
	11 to 15 years	24	19.5
	Longer than 15 years	63	51.2

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