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Table 1 Distribution of variables used in the model

From: Impact of policies regulating foreign physician migration to Switzerland: a modelling case study in anaesthesia

Variables

N (%)

Variables

N (%)

Age

 

Nationality

 

 ≤35 y

97 (24)

 Swiss

338 (81)

 36-55 y

254 (62)

 European

69 (17)

 ≥56 y

56 (14)

 Others

6 (2)

Gender

 

Type of activity

 

 Female

171 (42)

 All anaesthetists

 

 Male

239 (58)

  Fixed (Consultant, Head; Out-office)

248 (60)

Working hours/week

 

  Transition (senior registrar)

99 (24)

 ≤50 h

187 (49)

  Training (intern, registrar)

66 (16)

 51-69 h

161 (42)

 Swiss

 

 ≥70 h

41 (9)

  Fixed (Consultant, Head; Out-office)

218 (64)

Full/part time

 

  Transition (senior registrar)

80 (23)

 Part-time

97 (24)

  Training (intern, registrar)

42 (13)

 Full-time

315 (76)

 European-extra-european

 

Desired retirement age

 

  Fixed (Consultant, Head; Out-office)

31 (41)

 Males, Years (mean SD)

62 (3.1)

  Transition (senior registrar)

20 (27)

 Females, Years (mean SD)

60 (2.8)

  Training (intern, registrar)

24 (32)

FMH title*

 

Type of hospital

 

 No

109 (28)

 All anaesthetists

 

 Yes

288 (72)

  University hospital

161 (39)

Duration of specialty training if FMH title*

 

  District hospital

155 (28)

 5 years

10 (4)

  Private

92 (22)

 6 years

32 (12)

  Office-based

2 (0)

 7 years

42 (16)

 Swiss

 

 8 years

36 (13)

  University hospital

133 (40)

 9 years

31 (12)

  District hospital

119 (35)

 10 years

36 (13)

  Private

82 (24)

 11 years

24 (9)

  Office-based

2 (1)

 12 years

15 (6)

 European-extra-european

 

 13 years

10 (4)

  University hospital

28 (38)

 14 years

7 (3)

  District hospital

36 (49)

 15 years and more

25 (9)

  Private

10 (13)

  Office based

0 (0)

  1. *Specialty title of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH).