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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in private and public healthcare sectors in SLOSH 2016

From: Job demands, job resources, and health outcomes among nursing professionals in private and public healthcare sectors in Sweden – a prospective study

Total

(n =  1114)

Private Section

(n =  113)

Municipality

(n =  463)

County Council

(n =  533)

Profession type (n)

 Assistant nurses

48

374

141

 Registered nurses

24

37

144

 Midwives and specialist nurses

41

57

248

Sex (%)

 Male

5.3

4.3

10.5

 Female

94.7

95.7

89.5

Age (mean)

51.84

54.13

52.77

Educational level (%)

 9 years of school

6.3

15.2

6.8

 12 years of school

18.6

29.3

11.6

 University < 3 years

18.6

30.6

6.6

 University > 3 years

8.9

9.2

18

 Postgraduate education

47.3

15.8

57.5

Work experiences in years (%)

 0–5 years

11.5

7.6

8.6

 6–10 years

10

8.9

13.7

 11–15 years

17.3

14.6

10.9

  ≥ 16 years

60.9

68.8

66.8

Work shift (%)

 Only day shift

56.8

29.4

50.2

 Shift and rostered without night

27

47.9

24.4

 Shift and rostered with night

16.2

22.7

25.4

Children at home (%)

39.4

36.5

39.1

Married or Cohabitant (%)

73.2

81.8

76.4