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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Factors associated with nurses’ perceptions, their communication skills and the quality of clinical handover in the Hong Kong context

Items

 

N

Percentage

Sex

Female

186

90.30%

Male

14

6.80%

Missing data

6

2.90%

Age

20–29 years

69

33.50%

30–39 years

79

38.30%

40–49 years

41

19.90%

≥50 years

14

6.80%

Missing data

3

1.50%

Education

Diploma

33

16.00%

Bachelor’s

100

48.50%

Master’s and above

73

35.50%

Work experience in current hospital

0–1 year

12

5.80%

2–5 years

59

28.60%

6–10 years

71

34.50%

> 10 years

64

31.10%

Total

 

206

100%