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Table 1 Demographic profile

From: The effect of work setting and demographic factors on caring behaviour among nurses in the public hospitals and public health services, Sabah, Malaysia

Variable

Setting

Mean

SD

N

Age

 20 - 29 years

PH

5.1351

.63808

1102

PHS

5.1452

.61189

293

Total

5.1372

.63246

1395

 30 - 39 years

PH

5.2161

.66004

736

PHS

5.2525

.61826

478

Total

5.2304

.64390

1214

 40 - 49 years

PH

5.3299

.60532

381

PHS

5.3748

.61022

201

Total

5.3454

.60687

582

 50 - 59

PH

5.4264

.60762

230

PHS

5.3352

.56395

111

Total

5.3967

.59447

341

 Total

PH

5.2171

.64379

2449

PHS

5.2547

.61426

1083

Total

5.2286

.63503

3532

Education

 Certificate

PH

5.1440

.67955

606

PHS

5.2354

.60647

687

Total

5.1926

.64313

1293

 Diploma

PH

5.2329

.63401

1724

PHS

5.2695

.62923

368

Total

5.2393

.63318

2092

 Bachelor

PH

5.3628

.56244

113

PHS

5.5224

.57024

26

Total

5.3927

.56528

139

 Master

PH

5.2750

.49965

5

PHS

5.6458

.02946

2

Total

5.3810

.44646

7

 PhD

PH

5.5417

.

1

Total

5.5417

.

1

 Total

PH

5.2171

.64379

2449

PHS

5.2547

.61426

1083

Total

5.2286

.63503

3532

Economy

 Low

PH

5.1156

.67734

142

PHS

5.1700

.62636

63

Total

5.1323

.66104

205

 Below Average

PH

5.1480

.65050

455

PHS

5.2076

.61993

166

Total

5.1639

.64252

621

 Medium

PH

5.2241

.63153

1698

PHS

5.2566

.61416

787

Total

5.2344

.62614

2485

 Above Average

PH

5.4894

.55533

145

PHS

5.4413

.56121

66

Total

5.4743

.55629

211

 Luxurious

PH

4.6019

1.52953

9

Total

4.6019

1.52953

9

 Total

PH

5.2171

.64379

2449

PHS

5.2553

.61420

1082

Total

5.2288

.63503

3531

Position

 Assistants Nurse (AN U11)

PH

4.8778

.74660

15

Total

4.8778

.74660

15

 Assistants Nurse (AN U14)

PH

5.1745

.61260

16

PHS

4.8403

.67773

6

 

Total

5.0833

.63295

22

 Community Nurse (CN U19)

PH

5.1140

.68520

506

PHS

5.2068

.61805

566

 

Total

5.1630

.65195

1072

 Community Nurses (CN U24)

PH

5.3417

.58876

25

PHS

5.3062

.57018

123

 

Total

5.3122

.57148

148

 Community Nurse (CN U26)

PH

5.4688

.52693

8

PHS

5.2143

.57080

14

 

Total

5.3068

.55673

22

 Staff Nurses (SN U29)

PH

5.2124

.63031

1518

 

PHS

5.2649

.62519

277

 

Total

5.2205

.62963

1795

 Nursing Sister (NSr U32)

PH

5.3871

.61407

328

PHS

5.4925

.52780

78

 

Total

5.4073

.59929

406

 Nurse Supervisor (NSpvr U36)

PH

5.4861

.45170

15

PHS

5.2639

.77323

15

 

Total

5.3750

.63238

30

 Head Nursing Matron (NSpvr U41)

PH

5.3583

.61633

5

Total

5.3583

.61633

5

 Nursing Sister (NSr U41)

PH

4.9444

.20972

3

Total

4.9444

.20972

3

 Nursing Matron (NSpvr U41)

PH

5.2500

.63738

4

PHS

6.0000

.

1

 

Total

5.4000

.64590

5

 Nursing Matron (NSpvr U42)

PH

5.2431

.79862

6

PHS

5.7639

.20554

3

Total

5.4167

.69065

9

Total

PH

5.2171

.64379

2449

 

PHS

5.2547

.61426

1083

Experience

 <5 years

PH

5.1164

.64388

991

 

PHS

5.1611

.62181

238

 

Total

5.1250

.63966

1229

 5 - 10 years

PH

5.2223

.64257

530

 

PHS

5.1851

.62394

285

 

Total

5.2093

.63598

815

 10 - 15 years

PH

5.2537

.63457

313

 

PHS

5.3006

.61394

265

 

Total

5.2752

.62509

578

 15 - 20 years

PH

5.2929

.61863

199

 

PHS

5.3849

.59968

114

 

Total

5.3264

.61243

313

 20 - 25 years

PH

5.3108

.62145

131

 

PHS

5.4107

.54642

56

 

Total

5.3407

.60027

187

 25 - 30 years

PH

5.4187

.66592

188

 

PHS

5.3167

.52275

65

 

Total

5.3925

.63282

253

 30 - 35 years

PH

5.4528

.53145

75

 

PHS

5.3716

.58814

49

 

Total

5.4207

.55362

124

 >35 years

PH

5.3371

.50705

22

 

PHS

4.9432

.78024

11

 

Total

5.2058

.62811

33

Total

PH

5.2171

.64379

2449

 

PHS

5.2547

.61426

1083

 

Total

5.2286

.63503

3532