Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the USA and Japan respondents to the BIPN (n=308).
Characteristics | USA | Japan | | |
(n=126) | (n=182) | | |
n | % | n | % | x2 | p |
Gender | | | | | 0.002 | 0.964 |
Female | 117 | 94.4 | 171 | 94.5 | | |
Male | 7 | 5.6 | 10 | 5.5 | | |
Age | | | | | 47.156 | <.0001 |
20-25 Years | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | | |
26-30 Years | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.3 | | |
31-40 Years | 9 | 7.1 | 50 | 27.5 | | |
41-50 Years | 27 | 21.4 | 68 | 37.4 | | |
51+ Years | 86 | 68.3 | 57 | 31.3 | | |
Current Position | | | | | 22.615 | <.0001 |
Administrator | 42 | 33.3 | 21 | 11.5 | | |
Supervisor/Manager | 49 | 39.0 | 88 | 48.4 | | |
Certified Nurse | 11 | 8.7 | 17 | 9.3 | | |
Faculty | 24 | 19.0 | 56 | 30.8 | | |
Current practices setting | | | | | 68.731 | <.0001 |
Medical & Surgical | 15 | 11.9 | 87 | 47.8 | | |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | 10 | 7.9 | 23 | 12.6 | | |
Operation Room | 5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.2 | | |
Psychiatric/Mental Health | 2 | 1.6 | 9 | 4.9 | | |
Pediatrics | 9 | 7.1 | 13 | 7.1 | | |
Critical Care | 19 | 15.1 | 11 | 6 | | |
Others | 66 | 52.4 | 35 | 19.2 | | |
Education Preparation | | | | | 29.64 | <.0001 |
Baccalaureate | 22 | 17.5 | 82 | 45.1 | | |
Master | 88 | 69.8 | 75 | 41.2 | | |
Doctorate | 16 | 12.7 | 25 | 13.7 | | |
Years of Experience | | | | | 32.69 | <.0001 |
0-5 Years | 4 | 3.2 | 23 | 12.7 | | |
6-10 Years | 2 | 1.6 | 21 | 11.6 | | |
11-20 Years | 25 | 19.8 | 51 | 28.2 | | |
21+Years | 95 | 75.4 | 86 | 47.5 | | |