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Table 2 Comparison of categorical variables using chi square test

From: Why so stressed? A comparative study on stressors and stress between hospital and non-hospital nurses

 

n (%)a

n (%)b

χ2

df

p

Total (n = 715)

Non-Hospital (n = 252)

Hospital (n = 463)

Marital status

 Never married

93 (13.0)

30 (32.3)

63 (67.7)

0.418

1

0.518

 Ever married

622 (87.0)

222 (35.7)

400 (64.3)

   

Having children

 None

170 (23.8)

55 (32.4)

115 (67.6)

0.817

1

0.366

 At least one

545 (76.2)

197 (36.1)

348 (63.9)

   

Work tenure

 Less than 10 years

332 (46.4)

123 (37.0)

209 (63.0)

0.883

1

0.347

 10 years and above

383 (53.6)

129 (33.7)

254 (66.3)

   

Work schedule

 Non-shift

252 (35.2)

176 (69.8)

76 (30.2)

204.090

1

< 0.001

 Shift

463 (64.8)

76 (16.4)

387 (83.6)

   

Position

 Staff nurse / community nurse

608 (85.0)

229 (37.7)

379 (62.3)

10.423

1

0.001

 Nurse manager

107 (15.0)

23 (21.5)

84 (78.5)

   

Stress status

 Not stress

520 (72.7)

194 (37.3)

326 (62.7)

3.555

1

0.059

 Stress

195 (27.3)

58 (29.7)

137 (70.3)

   
  1. acolumn percent; b row percent