Table 1

Respondent characteristics

		N	% of total
Healthcare worker role	Role missing	481	2.9
	Administrative support (clerk/secretary/receptionist)	1977	11.8
	Clinical social worker	150	0.9
	Clinical support (medical assistant, EMT, and so on)	692	4.1
	Dietitian/nutritionist	108	0.6
	Environmental support (housekeeper)	348	2.1
	Nurse	4548	27.1
	Nurse aide	672	4.0
	Other (please specify)	2918	17.4
	Other manager (eg, clinic manager, supervisor)	1290	7.7
	Pharmacist	240	1.4
	Physician assistant	117	0.7
	Physician: attending/staff	392	2.3
	Physician: non-employed	28	0.2
	Physician: resident	42	0.3
	Technician (eg, PCT, surgical, laboratory, EKG, radiology)	939	5.6
	Technologist (eg, surgical, laboratory, radiological)	1134	6.8
	Therapist (RT, PT, OT, speech)	721	4.3
	Missing	481	2.9
	Total	16 797	100.0
Shift length	8 hours	8515	50.7
	10 hours	1359	8.1
	12 hours	4334	25.8
	Flexible	978	5.8
	Other	1372	8.2
	Missing	239	1.4
	Total	16 797	100
Shift	Days	11 753	70.0
	Nights	2458	14.6
	Swing	885	5.3
	Other	1371	8.2
	Missing	330	2.0
	Total	16 797	100
Years in specialty	Less than 6 months	665	4.0
	6–11 months	875	5.2
	1–2 years	1789	10.7
	3–4 years	2069	12.3
	5–10 years	3650	21.7
	11–20 years	3993	23.8
	21 or more years	3472	20.7
	Missing	284	1.7
	Total	16 797	100

EMT, emergency medical technician; OT, occupational therapist; PCT, patient care technician; PT, physical therapist; RT, respiratory therapist.