Table 1 Sample descriptives homecare nurses (N = 1612) and municipalities (N = 320) included in the survey; across municipality groups (population size)
Population size | < 5000 | 5000–9999 | 10,000–19,999 | 20,000–49,999 | > 49,999 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Characteristics homecare nurses | ||||||
Age group*** | ||||||
40 years and younger | 110 (39.3) | 96 (42.3) | 116 (45.0) | 196 (53.0) | 254 (53.7) | 772 (48.0) |
41–50 years | 89 (31.8) | 58 (25.6) | 78 (30.2) | 96 (25.9) | 117 (24.7) | 438 (27.2) |
51 years and older | 81 (28.9) | 73 (32.2) | 64 (24.8) | 78 (21.1) | 102 (21.6) | 398 (24.8) |
Number of years at current work place*** | ||||||
0–2 years | 38 (13.7) | 33 (14.6) | 36 (14.0) | 73 (19.7) | 115 (24.5) | 295 (18.4) |
3–5 years | 60 (21.6) | 59 (26.1) | 66 (25.7) | 98 (26.5) | 115 (24.5) | 398 (24.9) |
6–10 years | 71 (25.5) | 57 (25.2) | 76 (29.6) | 114 (30.8) | 117 (24.9) | 435 (27.2) |
11–15 years | 39 (14.0) | 34 (15.0) | 38 (14.8) | 33 (8.9) | 54 (11.5) | 198 (12.4) |
16–20 years | 39 (14.0) | 18 (8.0) | 20 (7.8) | 34 (9.2) | 50 (10.7) | 161 (10.1) |
> 20 years | 31 (11.2) | 25 (11.1) | 21 (8.2) | 18 (4.9) | 18 (3.8) | 113 (7.1) |
Missing (N) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Working parttime (% yes)* | 141 (50.7) | 99 (44) | 121 (47.6) | 167 (45.8) | 185 (39.4) | 713 (44.8) |
Missing (N) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
Management position (% yes) | 43 (15.4) | 40 (17.7) | 40 (15.6) | 50 (13.6) | 72 (15.3) | 245 (15.2) |
Missing (N) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Post-qualifying education | ||||||
No | 132 (47.3) | 119 (53.1) | 120 (47.1) | 194 (52.9) | 273 (58.1) | 838 (52.5) |
Yes −1 yr or less | 89 (31.9) | 62 (27.7) | 73 (28.6) | 108 (29.4) | 116 (24.7) | 448 (28.1) |
Yes - more than 1 yr/masterdegree | 58 (20.8) | 43 (19.2) | 62 (24.4) | 65 (17.7) | 81 (17.2) | 309 (19.4) |
Missing (N) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Municipality characteristics | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Number of municipalities (N) | 138 | 74 | 51 | 41 | 16 | 320 |
Number of inhabitants*** | 2670 (1189) | 7017 (1417) | 14,021 (2817) | 29,218 (7648) | 133,612 (156534) | 15,433 (44431) |
Centrality 0 (most)-1000 (least) (median)*** | 571 | 692 | 783 | 827 | 801 | 660 |
Share of persons aged ≥80 years (%) *** | 5.9 (1.3) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.7) | 5.1 (1.4) |
Unrestricted revenues per inhabitant (in NOK) *** | 67,100 (9400) | 55,100 (4700) | 52,700 (3600) | 50,800 (3500) | 52,700 (4200) | 58,200 (9800) |
Share of homecare recipients ≥80 years of the total 80+ population (%) *** | 36.4 (6.4) | 35.4 (5.7) | 32.6 (4.3) | 31.1 (4.6) | 28.3 (2.6) | 34.5 (6.1) |
Number of FTEs in municipal health care services per 10,000 inhabitants*** | 443 (113) | 356 (89) | 300 (75) | 295 (51) | 280 (45) | 372 (113) |