Demographic Data for PERT Class Participants Participants in the PERT Classes were comprised of 108 licensed staff and 61 nursing assistants. These participants were culturally diverse; only 59% of the entire group identified themselves as Caucasian. In addition, about one-fourth of the participants had primary languages other than English. In general, the nurses and nursing assistants participating in the PERT Classes had many years of LTC experience; 74% had worked in long-term care (LTC) for 6 or more years. Many participants (61%) had been at the same facility for at least 3 years. The following table summarizes the demographic information. LICENSED STAFF (n=108) NURSING ASSISTANTS (n=61) # % # % Gender Males Females 8 100 7.4% 92.6% Gender Males Females 13 48 21.0% 79.0% Primary Language English Other Missing 83 25 9 76.9% 23.1% Primary Language English Other Missing 44 17 0 72.0% 28.0% Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino Not Hispanic/Latino Unknown/Missing 2 79 27 1.9% 73.1% 25.0% Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino Not Hispanic/Latino Unknown/Missing 6 29 26 9.8% 47.5% 42.6% Race American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black or African American Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White/Caucasian Other/Missing 3 23 4 1 75 2 2.8% 21.3% 3.7% 0.9% 69.4% 1.9% Race American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black or African American Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White/Caucasian Other/Missing 3 9 17 0 26 6 4.9% 14.8% 27.9% 0.0% 42.6% 9.8% Years in LTC <1 1–2 3–5 6–10 >10 Missing 4 1 16 26 59 2 3.7% 0.9% 14.8% 24.1% 54.6% 1.9% Years in LTC <1 1–2 3–5 6–10 >10 Missing 7 3 13 13 24 1 11.5% 4.9% 21.3% 21.3% 39.3% 1.6% Years at Current Facility <1 1–2 3–5 6–10 >10 Missing 19 19 28 21 19 2 17.6% 17.6% 25.9% 19.4% 17.6% 1.9% Years at Current Facility <1 1–2 3–5 6–10 >10 Missing 10 18 12 9 11 1 16.4% 29.5% 19.7% 14.8% 18.0% 1.6% Licensure LPN/LVN RN Other/Missing 51 55 2 47.2% 50.9% 1.9%       Return to the Data Analyses page