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Characteristic (n = 381)	Mean	SD
Age (range 20-67) years	39.9	11.7
	n	%
Female	315	82.7
Lives alone	96	25.2
Country of birth (n = 372)
Australia	170	45.7
United Kingdom or Ireland	70	18.2
Asia	65	17.5
Europe	30	8.1
Other	39	10.5
Work classification
*RN	216	56.7
*CNS/CNC/NP	84	22.1
*NM/NUM/Manager	41	10.7
*EN	18	4.7
*CNE/Educator	18	4.7
Other	4	1.1
Work contract
Full time	303	79.6
Part-time (<1 FTE)	65	17.2
Casual/agency	12	3.2
Highest qualification
Bachelor degree	160	42.0
Post-graduate certificate/diploma	84	22.0
Masters degree/ doctorate	56	14.7
Certificate only	41	10.8
Diploma only	36	9.5

*Registered Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Nurse Consultant/Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Manager/Nursing Unit Manager/Enrolled Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator.