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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the subjects (n = 1203)

From: Analysis of affecting factors on patient safety culture in public and private hospitals in Iran

Variables

Number

Percent (%)

Age group

 Under 30

407

33.83

 30–39

504

41.9

 40–49

257

21.36

 ≥ 50

35

2.91

Gender

 Male

336

27.93

 Female

867

72.07

Work experience

 Under 5 years

898

74.65

 6–10 years

148

12.3

 11–15 years

114

9.48

 More than 15 years

43

3.57

Unit

 Medicine (non-surgical)

207

17.21

 Surgery

117

9.73

 Women

72

5.99

 Children

33

2.74

 Psychiatry

20

1.66

 Intensive Care Unit

556

46.22

 Emergency

128

10.64

 Laboratory

48

3.98

 Occupational medicine

16

1.33

 Operating room

6

0.5

Type of employment

 Permanent

168

13.97

 Temporary to permanent

90

7.48

 Contractual

800

66.5

 Conscription law’s conscripts

62

5.15

 Others

83

6.9

Type of hospital

 Public

600

49.88

 Private

603

50.12

Shift work

 Yes

819

68.08

 No

384

31.92