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Table 1 Basic attributes and characteristics of study participants (N = 667)a.

From: Factors related to turnover intentions and work-related injuries and accidents among professional caregivers: a cross-sectional questionnaire study

Variables

 

Male (n = 248)

Female (n = 419)

All participants (n = 667)

N

%

N

%

N

%

1. Marital status

Married

130

52

235

56

365

55

Single

118

48

184

44

302

45

2. Education

Junior high school graduate

1

0

10

2

11

2

High school graduate

44

18

158

38

202

30

Junior college or vocational school equivalency degree

132

53

208

50

340

51

College graduate

69

28

42

10

111

17

Others

2

1

1

0

3

0

3. Working experience as an employee

Have

100

40

241

58

341

51

None

148

60

178

42

326

49

4. Job qualifications

Certified care worker

218

88

348

83

566

85

Geriatric care manager

19

8

57

14

76

11

Home helper

11

4

14

3

25

4

5. Job position

Staff

173

70

357

85

530

79

Unit leader or senior staff member

65

26

46

11

111

17

Manager in the department

7

3

6

1

13

2

Others

3

1

10

2

13

2

6. Employment status/type

Regular employee

239

96

312

74

551

83

Non-regular employee

9

4

107

26

116

17

7. The region’s jobs-to-applicants ratio

Low (1.60 times)

10

4

24

6

34

5

Middle (2.37–2.79 times)

54

22

158

38

212

32

High (3.56 times)

170

69

237

57

407

61

8. Facility type

Special nursing homes

107

43

162

39

269

40

Geriatric intermediate care facilities

137

55

232

55

369

55

Nursing home with an additional benefit for dementia care

1

0

14

3

15

2

Others

3

1

11

3

14

2

9. Average hours of overtime per week

≤ 39 h

28

11

128

31

156

23

40–44 h

121

49

184

44

305

46

45–49 h

63

25

72

17

135

20

50–54 h

18

7

21

5

39

6

≥ 55 h

18

7

14

3

32

5

10. Frequency of working on days off per month

None

182

73

375

89

557

84

One to two days per month

53

21

38

9

91

14

Three to four days per month

9

3

5

1

14

2

More than five days

4

2

1

0

5

1

11. Perception of adequacy of wage

Insufficient at all (less than 80% expected)

135

54

189

45

324

49

Relatively insufficient (90% expected)

68

27

139

33

207

31

Sufficient (more than 100%)

45

18

91

22

136

20

12. Experience of work-related accidents or injuries within the prior year

Have

63

25

136

32

199

30

None

185

75

283

68

468

70

13. Plan to quit current organization by the end of the year

Have

20

8

25

6

45

7

None

228

92

394

94

622

93

14. Plan to leave current occupation by the end of the year

Have

18

7

23

5

41

6

None

230

93

396

95

626

94

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

15. Age

34.49

8.13

40.43

12.32

38.22

11.31

16. Duration of experience in current position

7.23

5.35

6.74

5.06

6.92

5.17

17. Duration of experience of current occupation

8.72

5.81

8.36

5.51

8.49

5.62

  1. aIncluding missing data