Table 1 Study population demographic and occupational characteristics by sex
| Demographic and occupational characteristics |
Male n = 247 (24%) |
Female n = 779 (75%) |
Total* n = 1040 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age**, years (mean, SD) | 38.8 (9.5) | 40.6 (9.7) | 40.2 (9.7) | |
| Country of birth** (%) | Israel | 70.8 | 54.1 | 58.1 |
| FSU | 25.9 | 39.3 | 36.1 | |
| Other | 3.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | |
| Seniority in the profession*, years (mean, SD) | 12.4 (9.3) | 15.1 (10.3) | 14.5 (10.1) | |
| Education | RN | 17.8 | 20.3 | 19.7 |
| RN BA | 62.3 | 58.7 | 59.6 | |
| RN MA | 19.8 | 21.1 | 20.8 | |
| Form of Employment | 100% | 90.6 | 64.1 | 70.5 |
| 75–90% | 7.8 | 28.5 | 23.5 | |
| 25–66% | 1.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 | |
| Type of Hospital | General | 52.2 | 58.7 | 57.1 |
| Pediatric | 7.7 | 18.5 | 15.9 | |
| Psychiatric | 40.1 | 22.8 | 27.0 | |
| Area of practice (%) | Surgery | 22.7 | 24.6 | 24.1 |
| Psychiatry/Rehabilitation | 31.2 | 21.0 | 23.5 | |
| Intensive Care Units | 14.2 | 16.5 | 15.9 | |
| Pediatric/Newborn/Premature | 2.4 | 13.4 | 10.8 | |
| Internal Medicine/Geriatrics | 7.7 | 11.1 | 10.3 | |
| Emergency Room | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |
| Oncology | 5.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | |
| Operating room | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| Other | 7.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |