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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and working situation of the samples [N (%)]

From: Factors associated with job satisfaction among Chinese community health workers: a cross-sectional study

 

Shenyang N= 1010

Benxi N= 684

P value

Demographic characteristics

   

Gender

   

male

224(22.2)

108(15.8)

<0.05

female

786(77.8)

576(84.2)

 

Age group (years)

   

<30

160(15.8)

155(22.7)

<0.05

30-

294(29.1)

146(21.3)

 

40-

556(55.0)

383(56.0)

 

Educational level

   

high school or below

270(26.7)

322(47.1)

<0.05

junior college

439(43.5)

259(37.9)

 

college or above

301(29.8)

103(15.0)

 

Marital status

   

single/widow/divorced/separated

200(19.8)

155(22.7)

ns

married/cohabitation

810(80.2)

529(77.3)

 

Sleep disorders

   

no

511(50.6)

266(38.9)

<0.05

yes

499(49.4)

418(61.1)

 

Exercise

   

no

569(56.3)

337(49.2)

<0.05

yes

441(43.7)

347(50.8)

 

Chronic disease

   

no

795(78.7)

483(70.6)

<0.05

yes

215(21.3)

201(29.4)

 

Life events

   

no

616(61.0)

414(60.5)

ns

yes

394(39.0)

270(39.5)

 

Working situation

   

Occupation

   

physician

572(56.6)

276(40.4)

<0.05

nurse

358(35.4)

319(46.6)

 

others

80(7.9)

89(13.0)

 

Department

   

medicine and surgery

228(22.6)

233(34.1)

<0.05

gynaecology and paediatrics

161(15.9)

50(7.3)

 

paramedical units

212(21.0)

131(19.1)

 

others

409(40.5)

270(39.5)

 

Job rank

   

low

440(43.6)

427(62.4)

<0.05

middle

487(48.2)

215(31.5)

 

high

83(8.2)

42(6.1)

 

Weekly work time

   

≤40 h/week

749(74.2)

358(53.2)

<0.05

>40 h/week

261(25.8)

320(46.8)

 

Night shift

   

no

671(66.4)

448(65.5)

ns

yes

335(33.2)

236(34.5)

 

Shift work

   

no

682(67.5)

457(66.8)

ns

yes

328(32.5)

227(33.2)

 

Community health worker-patient relationship

   

general degree

927(91.8)

652(95.3)

<0.05

serious degree

83(8.2)

32(4.7)

 
  1. ns not significant