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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 196 RNs included in the study 2003.

From: Life values as predictors of pain, disability and sick leave among Swedish registered nurses: a longitudinal study

Variables

 

2003

  

2006

  
 

n

m

(SD)

Range

m

(SD)

Range

Gender

       

   Female

190

      

   Male

6

      

Age

196

43.0

(9.4)

25-63

45.0

(9.7)

27-65

Years working as a RN

188

13.0

(11.1)

0.5-39

15.0

(10.4)

3.5-42

Marital status

       

   Spouses

161

      

   Single

35

      

Children (yes/no)

155/36

      

Children at home (yes/no)

111/49

      

Employment

       

   Permanent job

187

      

   Nurse substitute

8

      

Working time

       

   Full time

111

      

   Part time

71

      
  1. a = Information missing for some RNs at baseline; Bold figures = significant, p < 0.001.