The safety attitudes questionnaire – ambulatory version: psychometric properties of the Norwegian version for nursing homes

Table 2 Characteristics of 288 employees in five nursing homes, Norway, responding to the SAQ-A, 2016

		Number	Percent
Profession	Registered nurse	78	30
	Nursing assistant	124	47
	Health worker	41	16
	Kitchen personnel	7	3
	Laundry personnel	3	1
	Secretary	1	0.4
	Other personnel	9	3
	Missing	25
Gender	Female	241	94
	Male	16	6
	Missing	31
Age	≤ 30 years	47	18
	31–40 years	44	17
	41–50 years	65	25
	51–60 years	78	30
	≥ 61 years	30	11
	Missing	24
Work experience in total	≤ 5 years	44	17
	6–10 years	29	11
	11–20 years	60	23
	21–30 years	68	26
	31–40 years	56	21
	≥ 41 years	9	3
	Missing	22
Work experience in nursing home	≤ 2 years	59	22
	3–5 years	60	22
	6–10 years	56	21
	11–20 years	57	21
	21–30 years	30	11
	≥ 31 years	6	2
	Missing	20
Position job	21–40%	30	12
	41–60%	42	16
	61–80%	78	30
	≥ 81%	107	42
	Missing	31
Norwegian native speaker	Yes	226	83
	No	47	17
	Missing	15

ISSN: 1472-6963