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Table 1 Demographics of participants

From: Translation and psychometric testing of the sense of competence in Dementia Care Staff Scale in Chinese amongst dementia care staff in nursing homes of China

Demographic and characteristic

N(%)

Institution

 Public nursing facility

78(44.83)

 Public–private nursing facility

75(43.10)

 Private nursing facility

21(12.07)

Gender

 Male

19(10.92)

 Female

155(89.08)

Age group

 30 ~ 39 years old

4(2.30)

 40 ~ 49 years old

57(32.76)

 50 ~ 59 years old

104(59.77)

 60 years old and over

9(5.17)

Education

 Primary school

65(37.36)

 Middle school

74(42.53)

 High school/Technical school

35(20.11)

Marital status

 Spousal

163(93.68)

 Single

11(6.32)

Work experience

 Under 1 year

35(20.11)

 1 ~ 5 years

74(42.53)

 6 ~ 10 years

40(22.99)

 11 ~ 15 years

25(14.37)

Training experience

 Yes

107(61.49)

 No

67(38.51)

Monthly salary

 Under 3000

27(15.51)

 3000 ~ 5000

135(77.59)

 Over 5000

12(6.90)

Certification

 Primary

142(81.61)

 Middle and over

32(18.39)