Table 2

Completion rates (number in the sample/percent of sample responding) by public health worker category and health department type

Public health worker category
Participating
Non-participating
TDSHS regions
TDSHS central office
Overall completion rate

Nutritionists/WIC
276/.34
0/0
26/.69
17/.29
319/.37
Nurses
570/.30
7/.71
197/.51
138/.18
911/.33
Sanitarians
285/.28
112/.34
355/.35
142/.29
895/.32
Dental Workers
56/.32
7/0
31/.29
5/.40
95/.31
Social/Case Worker
358/.27
7/.43
249/.43
19/.21
633/.33
Lab
100/.35
0/0
0/0
237/.26
337/.29
Licensed Health Care Professionals
84/.19
5/.20
13/.46
59/.22
161/.22
Animal/Vector Control
260/.23
53/.09
7/.71
0/0
320/.22
HIV/STD
75/.40
0/0
3/0
0/0
78/.38
Health Educators
92/.36
2/.50
4/.40
0/0
99/.36
Biostatisticians Epidemiologists
37/.62
0/0
10/.70
46/.65
93/.65
Public Health Tech/Other
257/.14
0/0
496/.39
649/.24
1420/.28
Manager or Administrator at TDSHS
0/0
0/0
63/.41
344/.22
406/.25
Manager or Administrator at LHD
105/.50
6/.83
0/0
0/0
111/.51
Total
2555/.29
200/.29
4455/.41
1656/.25
5860/.31

Borders et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:18   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-18

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