Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 40)

From: Increasing undergraduate nursing students’ cultural competence: an evaluation study

Characteristic

n

%

Age

 17

1

2.5

 18

7

17.5

 19

7

17.5

 20

4

10.0

 21

9

22.5

 22

10

25.0

 23

2

5.0

 Mean (SD)

20.3 (1.7)

Gender

 Male

7

17.5

 Female

33

82.5

Home town

 In Hubei provincea

23

57.5

 In other provinces

17

42.5

Religion

 None

37

92.5

 Buddhism

1

2.5

 Protestantism

2

5.0

Ethnicity

 Han

33

82.5

 Tujia

3

7.5

 Hui

1

2.5

 Miao

1

2.5

 Zhuang

1

2.5

 Dong

1

2.5

Grade

 1st year

11

27.5

 2nd year

7

17.5

 3rd year

8

20.0

 4th year

14

35.0

Travel overseas

 Yes

3

7.5

 No

37

92.5

No. of visited overseas countries

 0

37

92.5

 1

3

7.5

English level

 CET-4 ≥ 425b

21

52.5

 CET-6 ≥ 425c

18

45.0

 TOEFL ≥80

1

2.5

Second foreign language

 Yes

10

25.0

 No

30

75.0

Previous related training

 Yes

1

2.5

 No

39

97.5

Total time of clinical nursing experience (months)

 < 1

15

37.5

 1–3

8

20.0

 > 3

17

42.5

Exposure to cultural diversity

 Often

17

42.5

 Sometimes

15

37.5

 Occasionally

6

15.0

 Never

2

5.0

Travel as a hobby

 Yes

31

77.5

 No

9

22.5

Type of Class

 International

30

75.0

 None-international

10

25.0

  1. Note: aThe university as the study setting is in Hubei province
  2. bCollege English Test Band 4, a standard English level test in China with a pass mark of 425
  3. cCollege English Test Band 6, a higher English level test in China with a pass mark of 425