Table 2 Descriptive data for the socio-demographic and worked-related characteristics of paediatricians
Characteristic | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|
N | % | |
Age (years) | ||
 20–29 | 594 | 14.1 |
 30–39 | 1635 | 38.9 |
 40–49 | 1337 | 31.8 |
 50–59 | 610 | 14.5 |
 > = 60 | 22 | 0.05 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 1256 | 29.9 |
 Female | 2942 | 70.1 |
Education | ||
 College graduate | 223 | 5.3 |
 Bachelor’s degree | 3035 | 72.3 |
 Master’s degree | 817 | 19.5 |
 Doctorate degree | 123 | 2.9 |
Marital | ||
 Not married (single and others) | 475 | 11.3 |
 Married | 3723 | 88.7 |
Region | ||
 Northeast China | 534 | 12.7 |
 North China | 537 | 12.8 |
 East China | 632 | 15.1 |
 South China | 659 | 15.7 |
 Central China | 597 | 14.2 |
 Northwest China | 635 | 15.1 |
 Southwest China | 604 | 14.4 |
Type of practice setting | ||
 General hospital | 2980 | 71.0 |
 Children’s hospital | 342 | 8.1 |
 Maternal and child care service centre | 806 | 19.2 |
 Other | 70 | 1.7 |
Grade of practice setting | ||
 Primary | 100 | 2.4 |
 Secondary | 1700 | 40.5 |
 Tertiary | 2342 | 55.8 |
 Not rated | 56 | 1.3 |
Professional title | ||
 Junior | 1231 | 29.3 |
 Middle | 1286 | 30.6 |
 Senior | 1681 | 40.0 |
Years in practice | ||
 < 1 year | 156 | 3.7 |
 1–5 years | 894 | 21.3 |
 6–10 years | 868 | 20.7 |
 11–15 years | 606 | 14.4 |
 16–20 year | 459 | 10.9 |
 > 20 years | 1215 | 28.9 |
Number of hospital beds | ||
 < 5 | 379 | 9 |
 5–10 | 1634 | 38.9 |
 11–15 | 1243 | 29.6 |
 16–20 | 409 | 9.7 |
 > 20 | 533 | 12.7 |
Rest day / week | ||
 0 day | 1568 | 37.4 |
 1 day | 1790 | 42.6 |
 2 days | 821 | 19.6 |
 3 days | 19 | 0.5 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||
 < 10,000 | 3462 | 82.5 |
 10,001–20,000 | 637 | 15.2 |
 20,001–30,000 | 73 | 1.7 |
 > 30,000 | 26 | 0.6 |