Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics of the 2008 and 2009 samples
Year | 2008(n = 297) | 2009(n = 291) | Prob.a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Gender | |||||
Female | 236 | 79.46% | 228 | 78.35% | 0.819 |
Male | 61 | 20.54% | 63 | 22.65% | |
Job title | |||||
Administrator | 45 | 15.15% | 51 | 15.84% | 0.597 |
Nurse | 137 | 46.13% | 144 | 44.72% | |
Physician | 37 | 12.46% | 47 | 14.60% | |
Technician | 78 | 26.26% | 87 | 27.02% | |
Average age (yrs) | |||||
18~25 | 31 | 10.44% | 29 | 9.96% | 0.299 |
26~35 | 155 | 52.19% | 150 | 51.50% | |
36~45 | 85 | 28.62% | 80 | 27.40% | |
46~55 | 20 | 6.73% | 29 | 9.96% | |
≧ 56 | 6 | 2.02% | 2 | 0.68% | |
Work tenure | |||||
< 1 yr | 14 | 4.71% | 15 | 5.15% | 0.283 |
1-3 | 64 | 21.55% | 56 | 19.20% | |
4-7 | 61 | 20.54% | 81 | 27.80% | |
8-14 | 104 | 35.02% | 86 | 29.50% | |
≧ 15 | 54 | 18.18% | 52 | 17.80% | |
Tenure: Mean(SD) | 8.84(6.51) | 8.38(6.43) | |||
Age: Mean(SD) | 34.22(7.73) | 34.23(7.83) | |||