Table 5 Association between the sociodemographic characteristics and perth empathy level
|  | Low level of empathy (n = 24) | Average level of empathy (n = 79) | High level of empathy (n = 19) | Chi-square/ Fisher’s exact test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | X2 | P | |
Age (Years) | ||||||||
< 20 | 5 | 20.8 | 9 | 11.4 | 3 | 15.8 |  |  |
20–30 | 3 | 12.5 | 19 | 24.1 | 5 | 26.3 |  |  |
30–40 | 16 | 66.7 | 51 | 64.6 | 11 | 57.9 | 2.662 | 0.616 |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 10 | 41.7 | 20 | 25.3 | 5 | 26.3 | Â | Â |
Female | 14 | 58.3 | 59 | 74.7 | 14 | 73.7 | 2.467 | 0.291 |
Monthly Income | ||||||||
< 5000 | 5 | 20.8 | 13 | 16.5 | 1 | 5.3 |  |  |
5000–10,000 | 15 | 62.5 | 52 | 65.8 | 11 | 57.9 |  |  |
10,000–15,000 | 3 | 12.5 | 9 | 11.4 | 5 | 26.3 |  |  |
15,000–20,000 | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 6.3 | 2 | 10.5 | 5.087 | 0.533 |
Residence | ||||||||
Urban | 14 | 58.3 | 42 | 53.2 | 12 | 63.2 | Â | Â |
Rural | 10 | 41.7 | 37 | 46.8 | 7 | 36.8 | 0.702 | 0.704 |
Marital Status | ||||||||
Married | 14 | 58.3 | 58 | 73.4 | 14 | 73.7 | Â | Â |
Single | 10 | 41.7 | 21 | 26.6 | 5 | 26.3 | 2.124 | 0.346 |
Educational Level | ||||||||
Master’s degree (psychiatric nursing) | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |  |  |
Doctorate in psychiatric nursing | 7 | 29.2 | 3 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | Â | Â |
Diploma | 2 | 8.3 | 37 | 46.8 | 8 | 42.1 | Â | Â |
Bachelor’s | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 48.1 | 11 | 57.9 | 91.403 | < 0.001** |
Working hours | ||||||||
6–8 | 3 | 12.5 | 14 | 17.7 | 3 | 15.8 |  |  |
8–10 | 8 | 33.3 | 37 | 46.8 | 9 | 47.4 |  |  |
10–12 | 9 | 37.5 | 17 | 21.5 | 4 | 21.1 |  |  |
More than 12 | 4 | 16.7 | 11 | 13.9 | 3 | 15.8 | 3.255 | 0.776 |
Experience years | ||||||||
< 5 | 21 | 87.5 | 11 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 |  |  |
5–10 | 3 | 12.5 | 50 | 63.3 | 0 | 0.0 |  |  |
10–15 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 22.8 | 11 | 57.9 |  |  |
> 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 42.1 | 123.015 | < 0.001** |