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Table 2 Participant characteristics of Swedish midwives (N = 1747)

From: Job satisfaction in midwives and its association with organisational and psychosocial factors at work: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study

 

Na

%

 

Gender

Female

1691

99.6

Male

3

0.2

Other

3

0.2

Civil status

Living alone

219

13

Married/living in a stable relationship

1392

82

Other living arrangements

86

5

Children under 18 years living at home

Yes

951

56

No

746

44

Where do you workb

Labour ward

756

44

Postnatal care

486

29

Maternity care

550

32

Gynaecology

189

11

Youth clinic

142

8

Other country

9

0.5

Other (e.g., breastfeeding/abortion/antenatal clinic)

315

19

Main employment

Permanent employment

1618

95

Temporary employment

64

3.7

Self-employed

8

0.5

Other

7

0.4

Employment status

Full-time

877

52

Part-time

809

48

Not employed

11

0.6

 

mean

SD

Range

Age

48

10.44

25–70

Work experience as a midwife

16

11.17

1–47

Years at current workplace

8

8.79

1–48

  1. aThere were available data on participant characteristics in 1697 participant due to that these variables were at the end of the extensive survey and therefore had missing values
  2. bSome participants had multiple workplaces. The percentage given is in relation to the number of answering participants on the question N = 1697