Israeli nurse practice environment characteristics, retention, and job satisfaction

Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics (N = 610)

Personal characteristics		n	%	Professional characteristics		n	%
Gender:	Female	468	78.5	Educational level:	RN	127	21.6
	Male	128	21.5		BA to RN	41	7.0
	Missing	14			Generic RN	324	55.0
					RN to BSN	84	14.3
Age (years):	19-29	102	18.4		Other	13	2.2
	30-39	227	40.9		Missing	21
	40-49	162	29.2
	50-59	55	9.9	Post basic certification:	Yes	296	51.7
	60+	9	1.6		No	277	48.3
	Missing	56			Missing		37
Marital status:	Single	109	18.5	Nursing role:	Staff nurse	509	86.0
	Married	423	71.7		Asst head/Head nurse	50	8.4
	Divorced	54	9.2		Instructor	24	4.1
	Widowed	4	0.7		Manager/Supervisor	1	0.2
	Missing	20			Other	8	1.4
					Missing	18
Religion:	Jewish	452	77.8
	Moslem	81	13.9	Employment status:	Full time	486	83.4
	Christian	32	5.5		Part time	104	7.6
	Other	16	2.8		Missing	20
	Missing	29
Place of birth:	Israel	255	51.4
	Former USSR	243	43.8
	W. Europe/ N. America	17	3.1
	Africa	10	1.8
	Missing	85

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