Table 1 Participant demographics
From: The potential role of veterinary technicians in promoting antimicrobial stewardship
Age (mean (SD) years) | 37.6 (9.5) |
Sex – n (%) |  |
Female | 32 (97.0) |
Male | 1 (3.0) |
Highest degree obtained - n (%) | Â |
General Educational Development | 3 (9.1) |
certificate | Â |
Associates degree | 17 (51.5) |
Bachelors degree | 12 (36.4) |
Masters degree | 1 (3.0) |
Mean (SD) number of years working as a veterinary nurse/technician/assistant | 13.6 (8.5) |
Type of practice at which participant is employed – n (%)* |  |
General private practice | 11 (30.3) |
Academic institution | 9 (27.3) |
Referral practice | 11 (33.3) |
Shelter | 1 (3.0) |
Lab animal | 1 (3.0) |
Zoo | 1 (3.0) |
Types of species worked with – n (%) |  |
Small animal exclusively | 26 (78.8) |
Large animal exclusively | 2 (6.1) |
Mix of small animal and large animal | 2 (6.1) |
Mix of small animal and exotics | 3 (9.1) |
Zoo/exotics exclusively | 1 (3.0) |
Location (state) | Â |
Pennsylvania | 17 (51.5) |
New Jersey | 7 (21.2) |
Illinois | 6 (18.2) |
New York | 1 (3.0) |
Rhode Island | 1 (3.0) |
Washington DC | 1 (3.0) |