Advancing the argument for validity of the Alberta Context Tool with healthcare aides in residential long-term care

Table 2 Characteristics of the Healthcare Aide Sample (n = 645)

Demographic Characteristic		n (%)
Gender	Male	32 (5.0)
	Female	609 (94.4)
	Missing Values	4 (0.6)
Age	< 20 years	10 (1.6)
	20-29 years	100 (15.5)
	30-39 years	111 (17.2)
	40-49 years	199 (30.9)
	50-59 years	162 (25.1)
	60-69 years	62 (9.6)
	> 70 years	0
	Missing Values	1 (0.2)
Shift worked most of the time	Day Shift	339 (52.6)
	Evening Shift	203 (31.5)
	Night Shift	103 (16.0)
	Missing Values	0
Education Level¹	High school	563 (87.3)
	HCA Certificate	540 (83.7)
	Other Diploma/Degree	231 (35.8)
		Mean (SD)
Number of Years Worked as HCA		11.87 (9.78)
Number of Years Worked on Unit		4.86 (5.65)
Hours worked in 2 weeks		65.76 (17.95)

¹ = individuals may fall into more than 1 category, therefore the sum of values is greater than 100%

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