Sample distribution across hospital characteristics
| No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Hospitals (N=225) | Patients (N=90459) | Nurses (N=14194) |
| Staffing ratio, patients per nurse | |||
| Fewer than 3 | 2 (0.9) | 2837 (3.1) | 42 (0.3) |
| 3–3.99 | 52 (23.1) | 35302 (39.6) | 3220 (22.7) |
| 4–4.99 | 83 (36.9) | 29137 (32.2) | 5025 (35.4) |
| ≥5 | 88 (39.1) | 23183 (25.6) | 5907 (41.6) |
| Staffing ratio, patients per paediatric nurse (N=732) | |||
| Fewer than 3 | 29 (12.9) | 6510 (7.2) | 71 (9.7) |
| 3–3.99 | 75 (33.3) | 43984 (48.6) | 349 (47.7) |
| 4–4.99 | 66 (29.3) | 24466 (27.1) | 190 (30.0) |
| ≥5 | 55 (24.4) | 15499 (17.1) | 122 (16.7) |
| Hospitals meeting CA paediatric ratio | 153 (68.0) | 66284 (73.2) | 9297 (65.5) |
| Bed size | |||
| Fewer than 100 | 78 (34.7) | 21733 (24.0) | 2813 (19.8) |
| 100–249 | 108 (48.0) | 46978 (51.9) | 6929 (48.8) |
| ≥250 | 39 (17.3) | 21748 (24.0) | 4452 (31.4) |
| High technology level | 128 (56.9) | 67660 (74.8) | 9602 (67.6) |
| Teaching intensity | |||
| Non-teaching | 85 (37.8) | 19777 (21.9) | 4553 (32.1) |
| Minor teaching | 112 (49.8) | 46749 (51.7) | 7065 (49.8) |
| Major teaching | 28 (12.4) | 23933 (26.0) | 2576 (18.1) |
| Hospital type | |||
| General | 206 (91.6) | 59210 (65.5) | 12658 (89.2) |
| Children's | 19 (8.4) | 31249 (34.5) | 1536 (10.8) |