Table 1 Characteristics of nurse participants, Iran Public Hospitals, 2017–2018 (n = 2391)
From: Quality of work life and factors associated with it among nurses in public hospitals, Iran
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 708 (29.6) |
 Female | 1683 (70.4) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 887 (37.1( |
 Married | 1504 (62.9) |
Age (years) | |
 21–29 | 1026 (42.9) |
 30–39 | 957 (40.0) |
 ≥ 40 | 408 (17.1) |
Work experience (years) | |
 < 5 | 960 (40.2) |
 5–10 | 712 (29.8) |
 > 10 | 719 (30.1) |
Level of education | |
 Associate degree/diploma | 88 (3.7) |
 Bachelor degree | 1367 (57.2) |
 Master degree or higher | 936 (39.1) |
Employment status | |
 Permanent | 1141 (47.7) |
 Contract | 722 (30.2) |
 Bonded | 528 (22.1) |
Work hours (weekly) | |
 Normal (≤ 44 h) | 956 (40.0) |
 Overtime (> 44 h) | 1435 (60.0) |
Ward | |
 Critical care units | 534 (22.3) |
 Emergency ward | 454 (19.0) |
 General wards | 1017 (42.5) |
 Others wards | 386 (16.2) |
Income per month (Rials) | |
 < 15.000.000 | 204 (8.5) |
 15,000,000–3,000,000 | 1606 (67.2) |
 > 3,000,000 | 581 (24.3) |
Teaching status of hospital | |
 Teaching | 1903 (79.6) |
 Non-teaching | 488 (20.4) |