Table 1 Select Demographic and Employment Characteristics of Survey Respondents
From: Healthcare workers’ perspectives on coronavirus testing availability: a cross sectional survey
Total N = 2,508 | |
|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD, Range) | 40 (± 14, 19–81) |
Age Categories in years, (%) | |
19–29 | 735 (29) |
30–39 | 689 (28) |
40–49 | 357 (14) |
50–59 | 434 (17) |
≥ 60 | 293 (12) |
Gender (%) | |
Female | 1,895 (76) |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | |
white | 1,394 (55) |
Black | 185 (7) |
Hispanic or Latino | 118 (5) |
Asian | 306 (12) |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 6 (< 1) |
Two or More | 66 (3) |
Not Applicable (Non-US) | 3 (< 1) |
Missing | 430 (17) |
Marital Status (%) | N = 1,893 |
Single | 1,257 (66) |
Married | 634 (33) |
Other (Partnership/ Divorced/Widowed) | 7 (< 1) |
Financial Concerns | |
Worried about NOT having enough money for: | |
next month’s rent (%) | 480 (20) |
next month’s utilities (%) | 294 (12) |
food (%) | 257 (10) |
medical bills (%) | 230 (9) |
childcare or care of a loved one (%) | 212 (8) |
transportation to work (%) | 187 (7) |
Reported any worry related to finances (%) | |
Yes | 705 (28) |
Federal Poverty Level (%) | N = 2,490 |
≤ 200 % | 417 (17) |
201-400 % | 838 (34) |
401-600 % | 595 (24) |
> 600 % | 640 (26) |
Occupational & Quality of Life Changes | |
Annual Salary in USD, mean (SD; Range) | 98,142 (± 72,973; 31,054 − 1,088,269) |
Annual Salary (median; IQR) | (74,797; 51,813 − 129,418) |
Full-Time/Part-Time Employment (%) | |
Part-Time | 543 (22) |
Full-Time | 1,965 (78) |
Years at Tufts Medical Center, mean (SD) | 8 (± 10) |
Job Category (%) | |
Admin (Research, Finance) | 548 (22) |
Executives | 43 (2) |
Facilities | 88 (3) |
Nursing/Nursing Support | 675 (27) |
Patient Care (RTa, PT/OTb, SLPc) | 227 (9) |
Patient Support (Pharmacist, Dietary, EVSd) | 550 (22) |
Physicians | 377 (15) |
Self-perceived quality of life pre-COVID pandemic, mean (SD) | 7.5 (± 1.7) |
Self-perceived quality of life during COVID pandemic, mean (SD) | 5.6 (± 1.9) |
In what ways has your job changed: | |
I have been furloughed (%) | 160 (6) |
I have reduced hours (%) | 55 (2) |
Hours have increased (%) | 418 (17) |
I have been asked to work in a different place (%) | 750 (30) |
Asked to work from home (%) | 689 (27) |
I am on leave of absence (%) | 15 (< 1) |
My job is more stressful (%) | 1,394 (56) |
Reported any changes to job | |
Yes | 2,280 (91) |
How much has employee’s job changed (%) | N = 2,506 |
Not at all | 154 (6) |
Somewhat | 699 (28) |
A good deal | 734 (29) |
Very much | 869 (35) |
Don’t know | 50 (2) |
Worried about using up sick leave/PTO e (%) | N = 2,464 |
Not at all | 980 (40) |
Somewhat | 660 (27) |
A good deal | 271 (11) |
Very much | 403 (16) |
I don’t get sick leave or paid time off | 150 (6) |