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Table 5 Demographics of nursing staff (n = 929) (%)

From: The relationship between patients’ perceptions of care quality and three factors: nursing staff job satisfaction, organizational characteristics and patient age

Background variable

%

Gender

 

Female

94.0

Male

4.2

Missing

1.8

Age

 

<20 years

0.3

20-29 years

14.0

30-39 years

23.4

40-49 years

31.2

50-59 years

26.7

>59 years

1.9

Missing

2.7

Profession

 

Nurse leader

6.1

Nurse, midwife, public health nurse, physiotherapist, radiographer, lab nurse

74.7

Practical nurse

15.7

Other

2.5

Missing

1.0

Type of employment

 

Permanent

79.3

Temporary

19.6

Missing

1.1

Working hours

 

Day

30.4

Rotational

68.5

Missing

1.1