Comparison of demographic and work-related characteristics of the participants from the two hospital types
| Variable | Total (N=2118) | Cancer hospital nurses (N=1166) | General hospital nurses (N=952) | χ2 | P value |
| Gender | 14.32 | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 49 (2.3) | 40 (3.4) | 9 (0.9) | ||
| Female | 2069 (97.7) | 1126 (96.6) | 943 (99.1) | ||
| Age (years) | 28.24 | <0.001 | |||
| ≤25 | 334 (15.8) | 217 (18.6) | 117 (12.3) | ||
| 26–30 | 782 (36.9) | 446 (38.3) | 336 (35.3) | ||
| 31–35 | 570 (26.9) | 272 (23.3) | 298 (31.3) | ||
| 36–40 | 234 (11.0) | 130 (11.1) | 104 (10.9) | ||
| >40 | 198 (9.3) | 101 (8.7) | 97 (10.2) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.02 | 0.899 | |||
| Han | 1831 (0.9) | 1009 (86.5) | 822 (86.3) | ||
| Other | 287 (0.1) | 157 (13.5) | 130 (13.7) | ||
| Marital status | 17.40 | <0.001 | |||
| Not married | 611 (28.8) | 378 (32.4) | 233 (24.5) | ||
| Married | 1472 (69.5) | 773 (66.3) | 699 (73.4) | ||
| Other | 35 (1.7) | 15 (1.3) | 20 (2.1) | ||
| Years of clinical nursing | 26.52 | <0.001 | |||
| <3 | 329 (15.5) | 222 (19.0) | 107 (11.2) | ||
| 3–10 | 1157 (54.6) | 625 (53.6) | 532 (55.9) | ||
| 11–20 | 452 (21.3) | 226 (19.4) | 226 (23.7) | ||
| >20 | 180 (8.5) | 93 (8.0) | 87 (9.1) | ||
| Initial level of nursing education | 6.63 | 0.036 | |||
| Associate degree or diploma | 1484 (70.1) | 790 (67.8) | 694 (72.9) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 615 (29.0) | 365 (31.3) | 250 (26.3) | ||
| Master’s degree or above | 19 (0.9) | 11 (0.9) | 8 (0.8) | ||
| Highest level of nursing education | 104.32 | <0.001 | |||
| Associate degree or diploma | 340 (16.1) | 102 (8.7) | 238 (25.0) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 1697 (80.1) | 1010 (86.6) | 687 (72.2) | ||
| Master’s degree or above | 81 (3.8) | 54 (4.6) | 27 (2.8) | ||
| Professional title* | 18.00 | <0.001 | |||
| Junior professional title | 1429 (67.5) | 816 (70.0) | 613 (64.4) | ||
| Intermediate professional title | 623 (29.4) | 304 (26.1) | 319 (33.5) | ||
| Senior professional title | 66 (3.1) | 46 (3.9) | 20 (2.1) | ||
| Average monthly income | 96.47 | <0.001 | |||
| ≤ ¥5000 (approximately US$776) | 400 (18.9) | 172 (14.8) | 228 (23.9) | ||
| ¥5001–10 000 (approximately US$776–1552) | 1293 (61.0) | 675 (57.9) | 618 (64.9) | ||
| > ¥10 000 (approximately US$1552) | 425 (20.1) | 319 (27.4) | 106 (11.1) | ||
| Member of Chinese Nursing Association | 19.47 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 623 (29.4) | 389 (33.4) | 234 (24.6) | ||
| No | 1495 (70.6) | 777 (66.6) | 718 (75.4) | ||
| Nursing researcher | 10.93 | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 53 (2.5) | 41 (3.5) | 12 (1.3) | ||
| No | 2065 (97.5) | 1125 (96.5) | 940 (98.7) | ||
| Percentage of worktime spent caring for patients | 9.29 | 0.026 | |||
| ≤25% | 142 (6.7) | 69 (5.9) | 73 (7.7) | ||
| 26%–50% | 371 (17.5) | 188 (16.1) | 183 (19.2) | ||
| 51%–75% | 721 (34.0) | 393 (33.7) | 328 (34.5) | ||
| >76% | 884 (41.7) | 516 (44.3) | 368 (38.7) | ||
| Nursing curriculum included genetic/genomic content | 0.06 | 0.807 | |||
| Yes | 1252 (59.1) | 692 (59.3) | 560 (58.8) | ||
| No | 866 (40.9) | 474 (40.7) | 392 (41.2) | ||
| Genetic/genomic training since licensure | 0.127 | 0.007 | |||
| Yes | 504 (23.8) | 274 (23.5) | 230 (24.2) | ||
| No | 1614 (76.2) | 892 (76.5) | 722 (75.8) | ||
Data in the table are N (%).
*Professional title is a sign reflecting the technical level and working ability of clinical nurses in China. Junior professional title is the lowest level, intermediate title is the medium level and senior title is the highest level.