Demographic characteristics | PSWs n = 126 | Registered staff n = 82 | Support staff n = 109 | aTotal N = 317 |
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Sex N (%) | ||||
Male | 1 (0.8) | 14 (17.1) | 26 (24.3) | 41 (13.1) |
Female | 124 (99.2) | 68 (82.9) | 81 (75.7) | 273 (86.9) |
Age N (%) | ||||
Under 25 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (2.8) | 5 (1.6) |
25 to 34 | 13 (10.7) | 17 (20.1) | 20 (18.5) | 50 (16.1) |
35 to 44 | 28 (23.0) | 26 (31.7) | 28 (25.9) | 82 (26.4) |
45 to 54 | 41 (33.6) | 24 (29.3) | 34 (31.5) | 99 (31.8) |
55 to 64 | 34 (27.9) | 10 (12.2) | 19 (17.6) | 63 (20.3) |
65+ | 4 (3.3) | 3 (4.2) | 4 (3.7) | 11 (3.5) |
Highest level education completed N (%) | ||||
High school or equivalent | 35 (28.0) | 2 (2.9) | 26 (24.5) | 63 (20.3) |
College | 64 (51.2) | 35 (42.7) | 44 (41.5) | 143 (46.0) |
Undergraduate degree | 8 (6.4) | 13 (15.9) | 21 (19.8) | 42 (13.5) |
Graduate degree | 13 (10.4) | 30 (36.6) | 11 (10.4) | 54 (17.4) |
Other | 5 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.8) | 9 (2.9) |
Employment status N (%) | ||||
Full-time | 69 (55.6) | 54 (65.9) | 76 (69.7) | 199 (63.6) |
Part-time | 55 (44.4) | 26 (31.7) | 33 (30.3) | 112 (35.8) |
Years working in LTC mean (SD) | 12.1 (9.2) | 8.8 (7.9) | 10.2 (7.6) | 10.6 (8.5) |
Years w/ current employer mean (SD) | 10.6 (8.5) | 5.8 (5.9) | 8.2 (7.0) | 8.5 (7.6) |
Attended care conferences N (%) | 66 (61.1) | 61 (74.4) | 30 (30.6) | 157 (55.9) |
Contributed to care plans N (%) | 95 (84.8) | 75 (91.5) | 37 (38.5) | 207 (72.1) |