Table
5: Participant
demographics of the study sample (N = 65).
Variable |
N |
% |
Gender |
|
|
Male |
2 |
3% |
Female |
61 |
97% |
Age (categories) |
|
|
26-35 years |
11 |
17% |
36-45 years |
12 |
18% |
46-55 years |
23 |
35% |
56-65+ years |
19 |
30% |
|
|
|
Race/Ethnicity |
|
|
Asian American |
1 |
2% |
Black, non
Hispanic |
2 |
3% |
White, non
Hispanic |
61 |
94% |
Other-not specified |
1 |
2% |
Years of experience as an NP 0-5 years |
|
|
0-5 years |
25 |
38% |
6-10 years |
8 |
12% |
11-15 years |
16 |
25% |
16-20+ years |
16 |
26% |
|
|
|
Employment Status |
|
|
Full time (≥ 40 hrs./week) |
49 |
75% |
Part time (< 40 hrs./week) |
13 |
20% |
Retired |
1 |
2% |
Seeking employment |
1 |
2% |
Not seeking employment |
1 |
2% |
|
|
|
Employment Setting |
|
|
Ambulatory/outpatient/primary care
office |
36 |
55% |
Retail clinic (e.g., Walgreen’s,
CVS) |
4 |
6% |
OB clinic |
1 |
2% |
Emergency Department |
4 |
6% |
Employee health clinic |
2 |
3% |
Extended/long-term care facility |
1 |
2% |
Skilled nursing facility |
2 |
3% |
Intensive care/acute care |
1 |
2% |
In-patient hospital
unit/hospitalist |
7 |
11% |
Occupational health |
3 |
5% |
Educational |
1 |
2% |
Non-traditional setting |
2 |
3% |
Other setting |
1 |
2% |
|
|
|
Site |
|
|
Urban area (> 50,000
population) |
47 |
73% |
Urban cluster (2,500 to <
50,000 population) |
15 |
23% |
Rural (< 2,500 population) |
2 |
3% |