Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic characteristics (n = 894)
From: Psychometric evaluation of medication safety competence scale for clinical nurses
Factors | Group | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–24 | 157 | 17.6 |
25–34 | 463 | 51.8 | |
35–44 | 214 | 23.9 | |
≥ 45 | 60 | 6.7 | |
Sex | Male | 223 | 24.9 |
Female | 671 | 75.1 | |
Education level | Junior college education | 257 | 28.8 |
Undergraduate education | 409 | 45.7 | |
Postgraduate education | 228 | 25.5 | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 273 | 30.5 |
Married | 546 | 61.1 | |
Divorced/Widowed | 75 | 8.4 | |
Site | Jinzhou city | 328 | 36.7 |
Panjin city | 281 | 31.4 | |
Shenyang city | 285 | 31.9 | |
Professional experience (year) | 1–5 | 207 | 23.2 |
6–10 | 313 | 35.0 | |
11–15 | 181 | 20.2 | |
16–20 | 114 | 12.8 | |
≥ 20 | 79 | 8.8 |