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Table 1 Background information about respondent and non-respondent

From: Adaptation, modification, and psychometric assessment of a Norwegian version of the Basel extent of rationing of nursing care for nursing homes instrument (BERNCA-NH)

		Respondents ^a(N = 953)		Non-respondents (N = 1615)		Total (N = 2568)		^bDifference
		N	%	N	%	N	%	p
Age	Over 40 years	635	66.6	1060	65.6	1695	66	0.606
Age	Under 40 years	318	33.4	555	34.4	873	34	0.606
Occupation	NA	49	5.1	207	12.8	256	10	< 0.001
	PN	503	52.8	940	58.2	1443	56.2
	RN	401	42.1	468	29	869	33.8
Mother tongue	Nordic	814	85.4	1245	77.1	2059	80.2	< 0.001
Mother tongue	Non-Nordic	139	14.6	370	22.9	509	19.8	< 0.001

^aNight shift workers (N = 22) were excluded in analysis
^b χ²-test

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