Table 1 Characteristics and background of respondents (n = 198)
From: Consulted ethical problems of clinical nursing practice: perspective of faculty members in Japan
Characteristics and background | Number of respondents | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | female | 186 | 94% |
| Â | male | 8 | 4% |
| Â | no response | 4 | 2% |
Age-group | 30s | 36 | 18% |
| Â | 40s | 72 | 36% |
| Â | 50s | 69 | 35% |
| Â | 60s | 21 | 11% |
Job title | professor | 48 | 24% |
| Â | associate professor | 50 | 25% |
| Â | lecturer | 42 | 21% |
| Â | assistant professor | 48 | 24% |
| Â | assistant | 3 | 2% |
| Â | no response | 7 | 4% |
Fields of specialty | fundamental nursing | 67 | 34% |
| Â | adult nursing | 56 | 28% |
| Â | gerontological nursing | 24 | 12% |
| Â | maternity nursing | 16 | 16% |
| Â | pediatric nursing | 13 | 7% |
| Â | psychiatric nursing | 12 | 6% |
| Â | home care nursing | 4 | 2% |
| Â | public health nursing | 4 | 2% |
| Â | global health nursing | 1 | 1% |
| Â | no response | 1 | 1% |