Table 1 Description of elder care workers employed throughout 2006 in the municipality of Aarhus (N = 3,554)
| Â | Â | % | n |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, median (interquartile range) | 47.5 (39–54) | ||
Gender (% female) | 95.3 | 3,387 | |
Workplace, local centres: | Â | Â | |
 Frederiksbjerg | 9.2 | 326 | |
 Hasle-Gellerup-Toftegården | 7.5 | 267 | |
 Holme og Skåde | 7.4 | 264 | |
 Hørgården og Vejlby | 8.1 | 289 | |
 Skelager/Bjørnshøj | 4.2 | 148 | |
 Trøjborg og Abildgården | 5.6 | 199 | |
 Viby og Rosenvang | 6.6 | 235 | |
 North | 7.1 | 251 | |
 Northwest | 7.5 | 267 | |
 South | 8.2 | 291 | |
 Southwest | 5.5 | 197 | |
 West | 9.1 | 324 | |
 City | 7.2 | 255 | |
 Others | 6.8 | 241 | |
Profession: | Â | Â | |
 administration | 5.4 | 190 | |
 activity | 6.3 | 222 | |
 kitchen and café staff | 1.1 | 39 | |
 cleaning | 5.5 | 195 | |
 social and health care assistant level I and II | 68,0 | 2419 | |
 nurse | 10.4 | 369 | |
 maintenance | 0.6 | 21 | |
 not defined | 1.9 | 66 | |
 remaining staff | 0.9 | 33 | |
Hours worked per week: | Â | Â | |
 37 | 20.8 | 738 | |
 31-36 | 40.4 | 1,434 | |
 21-30 | 34.6 | 1,229 | |
 −20 | 1.7 | 59 | |
 missing | 2.7 | 94 | |