Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Research
SARS Risk Perceptions in Healthcare Workers, Japan
Teppei Imai*, Ken Takahashi*
, Tsutomu Hoshuyama*, Naoki Hasegawa†, Meng-Kin Lim‡, and David Koh‡
, Tsutomu Hoshuyama*, Naoki Hasegawa†, Meng-Kin Lim‡, and David Koh‡Table 1
Demographic characteristics of respondents*
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y (mean 35.6 ± SD 11.2) | |
| <35 | 3,963 (54.4) |
| >35 | 3,319 (45.6) |
| Sex | |
| Women | 5,077 (69.7) |
| Men | 2,205 (30.3) |
| Job category | |
| Physicians | 1,370 (18.8) |
| Nurses | 3,274 (45.0) |
| Others† | 2,638 (36.2) |
| Tenure at this job, y (mean 11.1 ± SD 9.6) | |
| <10 | 3,884 (54.1) |
| >10 | 3,292 (45.9) |
| Type of facility | |
| University hospitals (4 facilities) | 5,163 (70.9) |
| Municipal hospitals (2 facilities) | 1,344 (18.5) |
| Private hospital (1 facility) | 775 (10.6) |
| Total | 7,282 (100.0) |
*SD, standard deviation.
†Others include nursing assistant, social worker, pharmacist, clinical and radiologic technologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, managerial staff, clerk, educational and research staff, building maintenance staff, cleaner, nutritionist, and licensed cook.
