Table 1

Demographic and professional characteristics of 1171 employees of a Swiss hospital

CharacteristicsN (%)
Women, N (%)910 (79.1)
Age groups, N (%)
 Up to 35 years329 (28.5)
 36–45 years360 (31.1)
 46–55 years341 (29.5)
 55 years and older126 (10.9)
Occupational group
 Nurse493 (42.8)
 Nursing assistant124 (10.8)
 Physician118 (10.2)
 Other healthcare94 (8.2)
 Administrative91 (7.9)
 Technical97 (8.4)
 Other136 (11.8)
Hospital sector
 Medicine and paediatrics321 (27.9)
 Surgery and gynaecology211 (18.3)
 Technical (pharmacy, operating rooms, imaging, laboratories)196 (17.0)
 Intensive care, emergency and anaesthesia139 (12.1)
 Several or other285 (24.7)
 Contact with patients, N (%)1038 (89.9)
Hospital facilities
 A465 (40.4)
 B410 (35.6)
 C, D, E, F, G or several facilities276 (24.0)