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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Evidence-based practice implementation: The impact of public versus private sector organization type on organizational support, provider attitudes, and adoption of evidence-based practice

 

Total (N = 170)

 

Public (n = 41)

 

Private (n = 129)

 

p

 

Nominal Variables

Continuous Variables

 

Nominal Variables

Continuous Variables

 

Nominal Variables

Continuous Variables

  

VARIABLE

%

Mean

SD

%

Mean

SD

%

Mean

SD

 

Organization type

          

   Private

75.9

         

   Government

24.1

         

Gender

          

   Female

72.9

  

61.0

  

76.7

   

   Male

27.1

  

39.0

  

23.3

  

< 0.05

Race

          

   Non-White

11.2

  

17.1

  

9.3

   

   White

88.8

  

82.9

  

90.7

   

Education

          

   Some college

1.2

  

2.4

  

0.8

   

   Bachelor's degree

16.5

  

7.3

  

19.4

   

   Master's degree

69.4

  

75.6

  

67.4

   

   Doctoral degree

12.9

  

14.6

  

12.4

   

Age (years)

 

40.8

11.2

 

43.9

11.4

 

39.8

11.0

< 0.05

Job tenure (years)

 

5.8

6.6

 

7.8

8.2

 

5.2

5.9

 

Years in child mental health

 

9.6

7.9

 

11.2

8.4

 

9.1

7.7

 

Organizational EBP support

 

3.9

2.6

 

3.2

2.4

 

4.1

2.6

< 0.05

EBPAS total score

 

2.8

0.5

 

2.6

0.6

 

2.8

0.5

< 0.05

EBP use

 

6.3

5.7

 

6.3

5.3

 

6.2

5.9

 
  1. Note: Sample size varied slightly within each group; Significant differences between Public and Private are noted in column p
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