Will the NHS continue to function in an influenza pandemic? a survey of healthcare workers in the West Midlands, UK

Table 3 The number of individually relevant circumstances in which respondents stated they would be likely to work

Characteristic	0*	1 to 3	4 to 6	7 to 9	10 or 11	12	Total
Age
16–30	12.8 11.1	7.2	11.7	31.1	25.0	12.2	100
31–40		7.5	22.9	31.6	20.9	5.9	100
41–50	8.5	8.2	13.3	26.9	25.7	17.5	100
51+	6.8	6.8	10.9	30.5	25.2	19.9	100
Gender
Male	9.0	5.9	9.9	25.1	31.6	18.6	100
Female	9.7	8.2	17.0	31.7	20.7	12.6	100
Job Category
Doctors	5.7	5.7	10.7	22.1	37.7	18.0	100
Nurses	14.9	14.2	14.2	29.1	21.6	6.0	100
PAM	7.4	7.4	14.8	31.5	20.8	18.1	100
Ancillary	16.2	8.9	20.7	28.5	16.2	9.5	100
Managers	4.6	7.3	14.6	30.5	24.5	18.5	100
GPs	4.3	3.5	9.2	26.2	34.0	22.7	100
Community HCW	11.5	5.1	16.7	37.8	19.2	9.6	100
Caring Role(s)
No children under 16 or elderly dependents	8.5	6.0	10.8	28.2	27.2	19.3	100
Children <16 and/or elderly dependents	10.5	8.9	18.7	31.1	21.2	9.5	100
Nature of Employment
Full time	8.7	6.8	12.0	29.1	26.6	16.8	100
Part time	11.9	9.6	22.3	31.2	17.7	7.3	100
All Respondents	9.5	7.5	14.7	29.7	24.2	14.4	100

*Figures relate to the percentage of respondents in each demographic or employment category

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