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Table 3 Profiles of nurses’ workplace experience by sociodemographic characteristics

From: A cross-sectional study on workplace experience: a survey of nurses in Quebec, Canada

   

Profile

In distress

In moderately positive situations

In positive situations

Total

(n = 231)

(n = 446)

(n = 214)

(n = 891)

Age group

18–25 (n = 124)

% Row

24.2

53.2

22.6

100.0

% Column

13.0

14.8

13.1

13.9

26–35 (n = 278)

% Row

25.5

51.1

23.4

100.0

% Column

30.7

31.8

30.4

31.2

36–45 (n = 232)

% Row

26.7

45.7

27.6

100.0

% Column

26.8

23.8

29.9

26.0

46–55 (n = 177)

% Row

28.8

46.9

24.3

100.0

% Column

22.1

18.6

20.1

19.9

56 and over (n = 80)

% Row

21.3

61.3

17.5

100.0

% Column

7.4

11.0

6.5

9.0

Education level

College diploma (n = 254)*

% Row

28.7

53.1

18.1

100.0

% Column

31.6

30.3

21.5

28.5

Bachelor’s degree (n = 558)*

% Row

24.4

48.9

26.7

100.0

% Column

58.9

61.2

69.6

62.6

Master’s or doctoral degree (n = 54)

% Row

27.8

46.3

25.9

100.0

% Column

6.5

5.6

6.5

6.1

Other (n = 25)

% Row

28.0

52.0

20.0

100.0

% Column

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.8

  1. *significant difference between profiles of work experience (p ≤ .05)