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Table 2 Demographics and job-related characteristics of the staff members

From: How staff characteristics influence residential care facility staff’s attitude toward person-centered care and informal care

Variables

Care staff (N = 36)

Welfare staff (N = 29)

Total (N = 68)a

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (in years) (SD)b

40.4 (12.0)

46.6 (11.0)

42.9 (11.9)

Gender

 Female

33 (90.9%)

25 (88%)

58 (89.6%)

Years of experience in long-term care for older adults M (SD)

14.8 (10.7)

8.83 (10.0)

12.6 (SD = 11,1)

Number of hours worked per week M (SD)

27.8 (5.3)

25.7 (5.2)

26.6 (5.3)

Education level

 Low (no education, elementary and vocational education)

6

7

13

 Middle (secondary and average vocational education)

26

20

46

 High (high vocational education, high professional education university)

4

2

6

  1. Notes: M = Mean. SD = Standard deviation. a Total (N = 68) = Care staff (N = 36) + Welfare staff (N = 29) + missing functions (N = 3) b TAge significantly different between care and welfare staff t(61) = − 2.115 p < 0.05