The associations between religion, bereavement and depression among Hong Kong nurses

BMC Research Notes

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics between Christians and Non-christians

	Christian faith
	No	(%)	Yes	(%)
Gender
Male	71	67.6	34	32.4
Female	471	63.2	274	36.8
Age
21–24	53	68.8	24	31.2
25–34	185	67.5	89	32.5
35–44	176	62.2	107	37.8
45–54	112	60.2	74	39.8
55–64	16	55.2	13	44.8
Education level
Bachelor degree or above	377	63.4	218	36.6
Associate degree	68	63.0	40	37.0
Secondary school (form 4–7)	98	66.7	49	33.3
Marital status
Single, never married	233	64.5	128	35.5
Married or cohabitance	296	63.4	171	36.6
Divorced, separated, widowed	13	59.1	9	40.9
Monthly household income (HKD)
20,000–39,000	157	65.7	82	34.3
40,000–59,000	200	64.1	112	35.9
≥60,000	185	62.1	113	37.9
Specialty
General nursing	365	61.9	225	38.1
Mental health nursing	178	68.5	82	31.5
Position
Frontline nurses	478	64.5	263	35.5
Nurse managers	65	59.1	45	40.9
Years of employment
<10	269	66.9	133	33.1
≥11	274	61.0	175	39.0
Job satisfaction
No	209	68.1	98	31.9
Yes	333	61.4	209	38.6
Chronic illness
No	419	63.5	241	36.5
Yes	123	64.7	67	35.3
Bereavement (first degree relative)
No	524	64.5	288	35.5
Yes	19	50.0	19	50.0
Bereavement (other friends or relatives)
No	399	66.2	204	33.8
Yes	143	58.1	103	41.9
Smoking
No	536	64.0	302	36.0
Smoked <6 cigarettes a week	5	55.6	4	44.4
Smoked >7 cigarettes a week	2	66.7	1	33.3
Current drinker
No	413	63.7	235	36.3
Yes (1–2 times/month)	104	64.2	58	35.8
Yes (daily to few times)	25	64.1	14	35.9
Depressive symptoms
No	343	62.8	203	37.2
Yes^a	200	65.6	105	34.4

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