Table 2 Description of the study sample by sex (nursing staff in Germany; n=302)
Variable | Sex | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 65) | Female (n = 237) | ||
Age (in years) | 0.28 | ||
18–20 | 2 (3.1%) | 5 (2.1%) | |
21–30 | 15 (23.1%) | 63 (26.6%) | |
31–40 | 27 (41.5%) | 67 (28.3%) | |
41–50 | 8 (12.3%) | 45 (19.0%) | |
51–60 | 13 (20.0%) | 51 (21.5%) | |
≥61 | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (2.5%) | |
Marital status | 0.41 | ||
Single | 37 (56.9%) | 117 (49.4%) | |
Married/partnership | 22 (33.8%) | 102 (43.0%) | |
divorced | 6 (9.2%) | 18 (7.6%) | |
Country of birth | 0.09 | ||
Germany | 61 (93.8%) | 204 (86.1%) | |
Other | 4 (6.2%) | 33 (13.9%) | |
First language spoken | 0.03 | ||
German | 62 (95.4%) | 202 (85.2%) | |
Other | 3 (4.6%) | 35 (14.8%) | |
Type of occupation | 0.09 | ||
Nursing | 46 (70.8%) | 139 (58.6%) | |
Pediatric Nursing | 2 (3.1%) | 33 (13.9%) | |
Elderly care | 6 (9.2%) | 22 (9.3%) | |
Other | 11 (16.9%) | 43 (18.1%) | |
Occupational position | 0.38 | ||
Senior/deputy senior position | 24 (36.9%) | 74 (31.2%) | |
Non-senior position | 41 (63.1%) | 163 (68.8%) | |
Type of facility | 0.30 | ||
Hospital | 51 (78.5%) | 199 (84.0%) | |
Nursing home / other | 14 (21.5%) | 38 (16.0%) | |
Type of employment | < 0.01 | ||
Full-time | 56 (86.2%) | 158 (66.7%) | |
Part-time | 9 (13.8%) | 79 (33.3%) | |