Table 1 Physicians’ characteristics by region in 2015
Items | Total N = 17,615 | East N (%) | Central N (%) | West N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||||
≤ 30 | 4434(25.2%) | 1858(25.2%) | 1026(22.2%) | 1550(27.6%) |
31–40 | 7970(45.2%) | 3316(45.0%) | 2162(46.8%) | 2492(44.3%) |
41–50 | 3753(21.3%) | 1632(22.1%) | 971(21.0%) | 1150(20.5%) |
≥ 51 | 1458(8.3%) | 565(7.6%) | 462(10.0%) | 431(7.7%) |
Years in practice | ||||
< 10 | 10,076(57.2%) | 4188(56.8%) | 2553(55.2%) | 3335(59.3%) |
10–19 | 4300(24.4%) | 1848(25.1%) | 1144(24.8%) | 1308(23.3%) |
≥ 20 | 3239(18.4%) | 1335(18.1%) | 924(20.0%) | 1335(18.1%) |
Education | ||||
Bachelor’s degree and below | 5145(29.2%) | 1612(21.9%) | 1028(22.2%) | 2505(44.5%) |
Master’s | 8242(46.8%) | 3337(45.3%) | 2489(53.9%) | 2416(43.0%) |
Doctorate | 4228(24.0%) | 2422(32.9%) | 1104(23.9%) | 702(12.5%) |
Technical title | ||||
Resident | 5589(31.7%) | 2241(30.4%) | 1344(29.1%) | 2004(35.6%) |
Attending | 6122(34.8%) | 2665(36.2%) | 1627(35.2%) | 1830(32.5%) |
Associate chief | 3572(20.3%) | 1488(20.2% | 995(21.5%) | 1089(19.4%) |
Chief | 2332(13.2%) | 977(13.3%) | 655(14.2%) | 700(12.4%) |
Management position | ||||
Yes | 2422(13.9%) | 982(13.3%) | 702(15.2%) | 758(13.5%) |
No | 15,173(86.1%) | 6389(86.7%) | 3919(84.8%) | 4865(86.5%) |
Specialty | ||||
Internal medicine | 4905(27.8%) | 2098(28.5%) | 1427(30.9%) | 1380(24.5%) |
Surgery | 3303(18.8%) | 1431(19.4%) | 952(20.6%) | 920(16.4%) |
Obstetrics | 2661(15.1%) | 1156(15.7%) | 717(15.5%) | 788(14.0%) |
Paediatrics | 1407(8.0%) | 442(6.0%) | 332(7.2%) | 633(11.3%) |
Emergency medicine | 744(8.0%) | 327(4.4%) | 145(3.1%) | 272(4.8%) |
Traditional Chinese medicine | 812(4.6%) | 334(4.5%) | 182(3.9%) | 296(5.3%) |
Otolaryngology | 935(5.3%) | 371(5.0%) | 228(4.9%) | 336(6.0%) |
Anaesthesiology | 778(4.4%) | 312(4.2%) | 180(3.9%) | 286(5.1%) |
Ophthalmology | 536(3.0%) | 298(4.0%) | 107(2.3%) | 131(2.3%) |
Stomatology | 693(3.9%) | 300(4.1%) | 169(3.7%) | 224(4.0%) |
Other | 841(4.8%) | 302(4.1%) | 182(3.9%) | 357(6.3%) |