Table 1 The social-demographic and working characteristics of participants (N = 1060)
Variables | Categories | Mean ± SD/N(%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | female | 985(92.9) |
male | 75(7.1) | |
Age(years) |  | 32.94 ± 7.876 |
≤ 25 | 193(18.2) | |
26–30 | 295(27.8) | |
31–35 | 246(23.2) | |
36–40 | 147(13.9) | |
> 40 | 179(16.9) | |
Education level | Technical secondary school | 55(5.2) |
Junior college | 543(51.2) | |
Undergraduate and above | 462(43.6) | |
Marital status | Single | 289(27.3) |
Married | 755(71.2) | |
Divorced/Widowed | 16(1.5) | |
Fertility status | Unmairried and childless | 287(27.1) |
Married and childbearing | 705(66.5) | |
Married and childless | 68(6.4) | |
Situation of raising children | Childless | 287(27.1) |
Raising alonely | 158(14.9) | |
Raising with others | 615(58) | |
Living status | Alone | 125(11.8) |
With family | 813(76.7) | |
With friends | 122(11.5) | |
Times of weekly exercise | 0 | 510(48.1) |
1–2 | 450(42.5) | |
≥ 3 | 100(9.4) | |
Chronic disease history | Yes | 91(8.6) |
No | 969(91.4) | |
Sufferring negative life events | Yes | 196(18.5) |
No | 864(81.5) | |
Hospital level | Tertiary hospitals | 804(75.8) |
secondary hospital | 256(24.2) | |
Hospital type | Special hospital | 174(16.4) |
General hospital | 886(83.6) | |
Employment status | Regular | 451(42.5) |
Contract | 609(57.5) | |
Professional title | Nurse | 256(24.2) |
Secondary nurse | 431(40.7) | |
Chief nurse | 309(29.2) | |
Deputy chief nurse and above | 64(6.0) | |
Working experiences (years) | ≤ 5 | 309(29.2) |
5–10 | 311(29.3) | |
10–15 | 159(15) | |
15–20 | 104(9.8) | |
> 20 | 177(16.7) | |
Working experience in OR(years) | ≤ 5 | 397(37.5) |
5–10 | 312(29.4) | |
10–15 | 149(14.1) | |
15–20 | 73(6.9) | |
> 20 | 129(12.2) | |
Weekly working hours(hours) | < 40 | 179(16.9) |
40–50 | 606(57.2) | |
50–60 | 205(19.3) | |
> 60 | 70(6.6) | |
Times of monthly night shifts | 0 | 193(18.2) |
1–3 | 495(46.7) | |
4–5 | 245(23.1) | |
≥ 6 | 127(12) | |
Monthly income(yuan ) | < 3000 | 97(9.2) |
3000–3999 | 177(16.7) | |
4000–4999 | 231(21.8) | |
≥ 5000 | 554(52.3) | |
Family support for jobs | support | 795(75) |
a little bit support | 248(23.4) | |
nonsupport | 3(0.3) | |
encourage to quit the job | 14(1.3) | |
Personal view for jobs | very like | 201(19) |
like | 391(36.9) | |
a bit like | 436(41.1) | |
dislike | 16(1.5) | |
very dislike | 16(15) | |
Why to choose nursing profession? (Multiple options) | Love of nursing | 428(40.38) |
The need for survival | 807(76.13) | |
Meeting the wishes of parents | 205(19.34) | |
Other reasons | 306(28.87) |