Table 1 Characteristics of the responding students
Number of respondents | 766 | |
Age in years, median (range) | 25 | (20–58) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Female | 678 | (88.5) |
Male | 80 | (10.4) |
Did not define | 8 | (1.1) |
Previous health or social care education, n (%) | ||
None | 432 | (56.4) |
Practical nurse | 307 | (40.1) |
Other education | 27 | (3.5) |
Previous work experience in social or health care, n (%) | ||
None | 273 | (35.5) |
Work experience | 491 | (64.3) |
Unanswered | 2 | (0.2) |