Table 2 Survey respondent demographics
From: Towards translational research participation for nurses and midwives: a mixed method study
Survey respondents (N = 816) | Total Workforce (N = 8156) | |||
Age | Mean (95% CI) | 47 (46, 48) | 45 (47, 48) | |
Median | 49 | 46 | ||
Range | 22–69 | 18–80 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | Female | 725 (90%) | 7504 (92%) | |
Male | 77 (10%) | 652 (8%) | ||
Employment status | Permanent | 720 (90%) | 6933 (85%) | |
FTE 1.0 | 432 (54%) | 3344 (41%) | ||
Length of time in LHD > =10 yrs | 475 (60%) | (39%) | ||
Location | Rural/remote | 403 (51%) | 3099 (38%) | |
Metropolitan | 387 (49%) | 5057 (62%) | ||
Employment classification | RN/RM | 357 (44%) | 5397 (66%) | |
EN | 68 (8%) | 1186 (15%) | ||
CNS/CMS | 118 (15%) | 767 (9%) | ||
CNC/CMC | 130 (16%) | 226 (3%) | ||
NP | 19 (2%) | |||
Clinical Educators | 46 (6%) | 23 (< 1%) | ||
Managers | 73 (9%) | 366 (5%) | ||
Other | 17 (2%) | 191 (2%) | ||
Already attained | Currently undertaking | Planning to undertake | ||
Highest Qualifications | PhD Prof Doc | 3 (< 1%) | 3 (< 1%) | |
Masters (Research) | 18 (2%) | 2 (< 1%) | 12 (1%) | |
Masters (Course work) | 137 (17%) | 43 (5%) | 61 (7%) | |