| Chinese | Chinese | Anglo | Anglo | χ2/F value | |
| Psychiatry | General | Psychiatry | General | ||
| (n = 49) | (n = 35) | (n = 83) | (n = 41) | ||
| Age# (mean, s.d.) | 50.3 (5.8) | 47.9 (6.0) | 43.1 (9.6) | 39.5 (11.6) 13.2*** | F (1,197) |
| Sex (male/female) | 25/24 | 1/34 | 31/52 | 3/38 | 35.4*** |
| Years in Mental Health Nursing | (Mean, s.d.) | F (1,200) | |||
| 19.5 (10.4) | 0.03 (0.1) | 12.9 (9.2) | 0.07 (0.2) | 68.8*** | |
| Years in General Nursing | (Mean, s.d.) | F (1,204) | |||
| 7.7 (10.5) | 23.1 (9.0) | 6.1 (9.3) | 15.6 (12.5) | 27.3*** |