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Table 1 Response rates and descriptive statistics for survey participants [N (%), except where noted]

From: Pathways for best practice diffusion: the structure of informal relationships in Canada’s long-term care sector

 

NS

PE

NB

MB

SK

AB

BC

NT

M

Total

N LTC facilities

88

16

65

128

156

175

290

8

115.75

926

Responses

53 (60)

12 (75)

48 (74)

83 (65)

68 (44)

90 (51)

120 (41)

8 (100)

60.25

482 (52)

Gender

 Women

44 (83)

9 (75)

40 (83)

65 (78)

58 (85)

70 (78)

96 (80)

4 (50)

48.25

386 (80)

 Men

7 (13)

2 (17)

3 (6)

10 (12)

5 (7)

10 (11)

14 (12)

2 (25)

6.63

53 (11)

 Missinga

2 (4)

1 (8)

5 (10)

8 (10)

5 (7)

10 (11)

10 (8)

2 (25)

5.38

43 (9)

Age

 20–39

3 (6)

2 (17)

5 (10)

6 (7)

4 (6)

8 (9)

11 (9)

1 (13)

5.00

40 (8)

 40–59

42 (79)

8 (67)

34 (71)

65 (78)

50 (74)

54 (60)

84 (70)

4 (50)

42.63

341 (71)

 60+

7 (13)

1 (8)

7 (15)

8 (10)

10 (15)

20 (22)

17 (14)

1 (13)

8.88

71 (15)

 Missing

1 (2)

1 (8)

2 (4)

4 (5)

4 (6)

8 (9)

8 (7)

2 (25)

3.75

30 (6)

Education

 Diploma/certificate

23 (43)

3 (25)

4 (8)

35 (42)

30 (44)

37 (41)

41 (34)

3 (38)

22.00

176 (37)

 Bachelors

26 (49)

8 (67)

37 (77)

35 (42)

26 (38)

30 (33)

36 (30)

1 (13)

24.88

199 (41)

 Graduate

3 (6)

0

5 (10)

9 (11)

5 (7)

15 (17)

33 (28)

2 (25)

9.00

72 (15)

 Missing

1 (2)

1 (8)

2 (4)

4 (5)

7 (10)

8 (9)

10 (8)

2 (25)

4.38

35 (7)

Professional background

 Nursing

51 (96)

11 (92)

47 (98)

64 (77)

48 (71)

69 (77)

87 (73)

4 (50)

47.63

381 (79)

 Business

1 (2)

0

0

9 (11)

10 (15)

5 (6)

12 (10)

0

4.63

37 (8)

 Other

0

0

0

6 (7)

6 (9)

8 (9)

13 (11)

2 (25)

4.38

35 (7)

 Missing

1 (2)

1 (8)

1 (2)

4 (5)

4 (6)

8 (9)

8 (7)

2 (25)

3.63

29 (6)

Works at >1 facility

 No

50 (94)

9 (75)

47 (98)

67 (81)

57 (84)

79 (88)

102 (85)

7 (88)

52.25

418 (87)

 Yes

3 (6)

3 (25)

1 (2)

16 (19)

11 (16)

11 (12)

18 (15)

1 (13)

8.00

64 (13)

 Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Facility managementb

 Stand-alone

45 (85)

9 (75)

45 (94)

61 (73)

50 (74)

65 (72)

89 (74)

3 (38)

45.88

367 (76)

 Co-located

8 (15)

3 (25)

3 (6)

21 (25)

18 (27)

25 (28)

31 (26)

5 (63)

14.25

114 (24)

 Missing

0

0

0

1 (1)

0

0

0

0

0.13

1 (0)

Years worked [M (SD)]

 In LTC

14.59 (9.80)

16.23 (10.05)

15.34 (9.24)

16.93 (11.47)

16.52 (9.43)

15.18 (10.63)

14.86 (9.61)

9.33 (11.15)

14.87

 Missing

1 (2)

1 (8)

1 (2)

6 (7)

4 (6)

8 (9)

14 (12)

2 (25)

4.63

37 (8)

 In current job

6.75 (7.28)

6.32 (5.88)

7.68 (4.95)

4.87 (4.19)

5.58 (6.31)

6.23 (11.77)

4.14 (3.38)

3.30 (3.52)

5.61

 Missing

1 (2)

1 (8)

1 (2)

7 (8)

4 (6)

12 (13)

11 (9)

2 (25)

4.88

39 (8)

  1. NS Nova Scotia, PE Prince Edward Island, NB New Brunswick, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia, NT Northwest Territories, LTC long-term care
  2. aThe percentage of missing data for each variable was calculated by using as the denominator the total number of responses received in a particular geographic area. For example, the percentage of missing data for the gender variable in Nova Scotia was 2/53 = 4%
  3. bRefers to management model of participant’s primary facility. “Stand-alone” refers to a free-standing facility that has its own management staff, whereas “co-located” refers to a facility that shares management staff and resources with another, typically non-LTC, facility