Table 4 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
From: Developing and validating the nurse-patient relationship scale (NPRS) in China
Variables | Total (n = 620) | Sample One (n = 330) | Sample Two (n = 290) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.041* |
 Male | 27 (4.4) | 13 (3.9) | 14 (4.8) |  |
 Female | 546 (88.1) | 293 (88.8) | 253 (87.2) |  |
 Other | 47 (7.6) | 34 (7.3) | 23 (7.9) |  |
Age (Years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.000*** |
 18 ~ 25 | 211 (34.0) | 123 (37.3) | 88 (30.3) |  |
 26 ~ 35 | 285 (46.0) | 144 (43.6) | 141 (48.6) |  |
 36 ~ 52 | 111 (18.0) | 57 (17.3) | 58 (20.0) |  |
 Missing | 13 (2.0) | 6 (0.02) | 3 (1.0) |  |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | 0.010** |
 College / High School | 239 (38.5) | 131 (39.7) | 108 (37.2) |  |
 Bachelor’s degree and above | 366 (59.0) | 189 (57.3) | 177 (60.9) |  |
 Missing | 15 (2.4) | 15 (2.4) | 5 (1.7) |  |
Work experience (Years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.003** |
 ≤5 | 297 (47.9) | 161 (48.8) | 136 (46.9) |  |
 6–10 | 166 (26.8) | 85 (25.6) | 81 (27.9) |  |
 ≥11 | 138 (22.3) | 70 (21.2) | 68 (23.4) |  |
 Missing | 19 (3.0) | 14 (0.04) | 5 (1.7) |  |
Only child in family | Â | Â | Â | 0.481 |
 Yes | 446 (71.9) | 246 (74.5) | 200 (69.0) |  |
 No | 153 (24.7) | 72 (21.8) | 81 (27.9) |  |
 Missing | 21 (3.4) | 12 (3.7) | 9 (3.1) |  |
Work department | Â | Â | Â | 0.079 |
 Internal medicine | 358 (57.7) | 198 (60.0) | 160 (55.2) |  |
 Surgical, Obstetrics and  Gynecology | 224 (36.1) | 110 (33.3) | 114 (39.3) |  |
 Missing | 38 (7.2) | 22 (6.7) | 16 (5.5) |  |
Professional title | Â | Â | Â | 0.000*** |
 Junior/No title | 486 (78.4) | 265 (80.3) | 221 (76.2) |  |
 Intermediate title and above | 123 (19.8) | 58 (17.5) | 65 (22.3) |  |
 Missing | 11 (0.02) | 6 (1.8) | 4 (1.4) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.007** |
 Unmarried | 280 (45.2) | 158 (47.9) | 122 (42.1) |  |
 Married | 330 (53.2) | 165 (50.0) | 165 (56.9) |  |
 Other | 10 (1.6) | 7 (2.1) | 3 (1.0) |  |