How does social support affect public service motivation of healthcare workers in China: the mediating effect of job stress

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participating healthcare workers (N = 973)

Characteristic	N	%
Sex
Male	326	33.5
Female	621	63.8
Age (y)
< 25	70	7.2
25 ~ 30	286	29.4
31 ~ 35	243	25.0
36 ~ 40	134	13.8
41 ~ 45	95	9.8
46 ~ 50	69	7.1
51 ~ 55	44	4.5
56 ~ 60	16	1.6
Post
Doctors	315	32.4
Nurses	362	37.2
administrators	108	11.1
Medical technicians	112	11.5
Education
Less than junior college degree	124	12.7
Junior college	208	21.4
Undergraduate	411	42.2
Master	174	17.9
Doctor	39	4.0
Title
Trainee	394	40.5
Entry-level	267	27.4
Mid-level	114	11.7
Senior	108	11.1
Seniority (y)
< 3	182	18.7
3 ~ 5	226	23.2
6 ~ 10	229	23.5
11 ~ 20	172	17.7
> 20	98	10.1
Department
Physician	182	18.7
Surgery	139	14.3
Obstetrics/Gynecology	105	10.8
Pediatrics	118	12.1
Chinese medicine	65	6.7
Emergency Department/ICU	51	5.2
Oncology	18	1.8
Other clinical departments	56	5.8
Medical technology	73	7.5
Administration and Logistics	22	2.3
Other	71	7.3

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