Table 1 Demographic characteristics and level of work engagement among nurses (N = 215)
From: Work engagement and associated factors among dental nurses in China
| Characteristics | N (%) | UWES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (IQR) | Z/X2 | P | ||
| Gender | − 0.166 | 0.868 | ||
| Male | 2 (0.9) | 40.00 (0) | ||
| Female | 213 (99.1) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| Age | 12.932 | 0.012* | ||
| < 30 years | 106 (49.3) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| 31–35 years | 75 (34.9) | 36.00 (13) | ||
| 36–40 years | 22 (10.2) | 37.00 (15) | ||
| 41–45 years | 10 (4.7) | 52.00 (9) | ||
| > 46 years | 2 (0.9) | 36.50 (0) | ||
| Marital status | − 0.339 | 0.735 | ||
| unmarried or other | 76 (35.3) | 37.00 (16) | ||
| married | 139 (64.7) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| Highest degree | 0.449 | 0.503 | ||
| junior college | 33 (15.3) | 36.00 (23) | ||
| undergraduate | 178 (82.8) | 36.00 (15) | ||
| master’s | 4 (1.9) | 26.00 (24) | ||
| Exercise | − 2.367 | 0.018* | ||
| Yes | 101 (47.0) | 35.00 (14) | ||
| No | 114 (53.0) | 39.00 (17) | ||
| Post | − 0.947 | 0.343 | ||
| nurse | 201 (93.5) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| head nurse | 14 (6.5) | 39.50 (16) | ||
| Shift type | − 0.731 | 0.465 | ||
| Night shift | 35 (16.3) | 34.00 (16) | ||
| Day shift | 180 (83.7) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| Professional titles | 10.001 | 0.007* | ||
| nurse | 39 (18.1) | 37.00 (16) | ||
| senior nurse | 152 (70.7) | 35.00 (14) | ||
| chief nurse | 24 (11.2) | 45.50 (19) | ||
| Department | − 0.694 | 0.488 | ||
| Outpatient | 154 (71.6) | 36.00 (17) | ||
| Inpatient | 61 (28.4) | 37.00 (14) | ||
| Working years | 9.161 | 0.057 | ||
| 1–5 years | 48 (22.3) | 36.00 (16) | ||
| 6–10 years | 100 (46.5) | 35.00 (13) | ||
| 11–15 years | 42 (19.5) | 39.00 (20) | ||
| 16–20 years | 15 (7.0) | 37.00 (13) | ||
| > 20 years | 10 (4.7) | 47.50 (17) | ||
| Household income | 4.742 | 0.315 | ||
| < 10 thousand | 78 (36.3) | 36.50 (16) | ||
| 11–15 thousand | 65 (30.2) | 36.00 (15) | ||
| 16–20 thousand | 44 (20.5) | 35.00 (16) | ||
| 20–30 thousand | 18 (8.4) | 40.50 (22) | ||
| > 30 thousand | 10 (4.7) | 35.50 (18) | ||