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Table 2 Characteristics of participants

From: Exploring safety culture in the Finnish ambulance service with Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire

Characteristic

Total N = 327

Gender

324 (100%)

 Female

161 (49.69%)

 Male

163 (50.31%)

 NA

3

Age

273 (100%)

 £25

23 (8.42%)

 26–30

78 (28.57%)

 31–35

71 (26.00%)

 36–40

53 (19.41%)

 41–45

30 (10.99%)

 346

18 (6.59%)

 NA

54

Education level

327 (100%)

 Master’s

50 (15.29%)

 Bachelor’s

225 (68.81%)

 Vocational *

46 (14.07%)

 Other

6 (1.83%)

Working experience

327 (100%)

 £5 years

110 (33.64%)

 6–10 years

113 (34.56%)

 11–15 years

53 (16.21%)

 315 years

51 (15.60%)

Position type

325 (100%)

 Advanced level

264 (81.23%)

 Basic level

61 (18.77%)

 NA

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Employment status

327 (100%)

 Full-time

295 (90.21%)

 Part-time

32 (9.79%)

Shift type

327 (100%)

 24-h shifts

131 (40.06%)

 Two shift

181 (55.35%)

 Mix (24 h + 12 h and/or 8 h)

15 (4.59%)

Affiliation

327 (100%)

 Health care district

163 (49.85%)

 Fire department

119 (36.39%)

 Private

47 (14.37%)

Catchment area for highly responsive care

327 (100%)

 Helsinki University Hospital

112 (34.25%)

 Turku University Hospital

41 (12.54%)

 Tampere University Hospital

50 (15.29%)

 Kuopio University Hospital

63 (19.26%)

 Oulu University Hospital

61 (18.65%)

  1. *Vocational educated EMS personnel = EMT, practical nurse, firefighter/ rescue worker