Table 5 Descriptive data and ANOVA results for the work-related characteristics of paediatricians

Region

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 Northeast China

27.62 (7.68)

61.19 (11.72)

38.52 (7.35)

16.40 (4.34)

11.73 (3.11)

 North China

29.97 (8.74)

62.12 (13.31)

38.93 (8.13)

16.68 (4.79)

10.95 (3.38)

 East China

29.21 (8.26)

61.14 (12.39)

38.39 (7.57)

16.15 (4.49)

10.92 (3.17)

 South China

28.33 (8.47)

61.77 (11.67)

38.49 (7.43)

16.79 (4.18)

11.36 (3.23)

 Central China

27.95 (8.52)

60.60 (11.58)

38.08 (7.39)

16.07 (4.27)

11.58 (3.09)

 Northwest China

27.60 (8.74)

59.03 (12.25)

37.46 (7.53)

15.35 (4.55)

11.64 (3.25)

 Southwest China

29.03 (8.87)

62.39 (12.60)

38.96 (7.79)

16.98 (4.56)

11.29 (3.68)

Type of practice setting

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 General hospital

28.22 (8.50)

60.87 (12.15)

38.25 (7.56)

16.19 (4.42)

11.44 (3.30)

 Children’s hospital

29.47 (8.60)

62.55 (12.39)

38.93 (7.46)

17.21 (4.66)

10.70 (3.34)

 Maternal and child care service centre

29.00 (8.46)

61.50 (12.68)

38.56 (7.87)

16.47 (4.64)

11.28 (3.22)

 Other

30.73 (8.62)

62.43 (10.49)

39.71 (7.11)

16.57 (3.62)

11.56 (3.21)

Grade of practice setting

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 Primary

28.31 (8.95)

59.46 (11.39)

37.54 (7.45)

15.77 (3.99)

11.49 (3.37)

 Secondary

27.73 (8.49)

60.01 (12.26)

37.93 (7.73)

15.74 (4.47)

11.69 (3.25)

 Tertiary

29.08 (8.45)

62.04 (12.14)

38.73 (7.46)

16.79 (4.45)

11.10 (3.29)

 Not rated

29.39 (9.84)

61.89 (14.90)

39.36 (9.63)

16.23 (4.82)

11.41 (3.39)

Professional title

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 Junior

27.70 (8.62)

61.20 (13.04)

37.89 (8.00)

16.85 (4.60)

11.81 (3.44)

 Middle

26.81 (8.11)

59.02 (11.70)

37.25 (7.37)

15.47 (4.32)

11.77 (3.12)

 Senior

30.42 (8.38)

62.75 (11.83)

39.62 (7.32)

16.62 (4.42)

10.70 (3.20)

Years in practice

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 < 1 year

31.13 (8.36)

64.91 (13.47)

39.58 (8.08)

18.43 (4.75)

10.92 (3.45)

 1–5 years

27.88 (8.54)

61.12 (12.88)

37.91 (7.90)

16.83 (4.54)

11.68 (3.44)

 6–10 years

26.69 (8.01)

59.93 (12.21)

37.57 (7.64)

15.95 (4.42)

12.00 (3.13)

 11–15 years

27.20 (8.58)

60.25 (12.00)

37.90 (7.45)

15.99 (4.38)

11.61 (3.20)

 16–20 year

28.23 (8.36)

59.92 (11.83)

37.86 (7.47)

15.66 (4.42)

11.24 (3.18)

 > 20 years

30.72 (8.37)

62.49 (11.71)

39.61 (7.28)

16.41 (4.41)

10.61 (3.21)

Number of hospital beds

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 < 5

30.03 (8.51)

63.02 (13.08)

39.36 (7.90)

17.16 (4.77)

10.63 (3.36)

 5–10

28.38 (8.15)

61.46 (11.87)

38.62 (7.30)

16.39 (4.38)

11.45 (3.16)

 11–15

27.75 (8.42)

60.36 (11.78)

37.82 (7.37)

16.15 (4.38)

11.58 (3.28)

 16–20

27.90 (8.70)

59.64 (12.74)

37.46 (8.13)

15.85 (4.44)

11.40 (3.35)

 > 20

30.14 (9.34)

61.89 (13.24)

39.04 (8.26)

16.39 (4.76)

11.00 (3.49)

Rest days / week

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 0 day

26.29 (8.43)

58.15 (12.29)

36.54 (7.74)

15.41 (4.41)

12.16 (3.22)

 1 day

29.32 (8.38)

62.27 (12.02)

39.12 (7.43)

16.63 (4.45)

11.01 (3.20)

 2 days

30.90 (7.98)

64.32 (11.43)

40.25 (6.98)

17.41 (4.35)

10.55 (3.28)

 3 days

34.53 (6.35)

66.89 (12.17)

41.68 (7.08)

18.11 (4.78)

10.89 (3.41)

Monthly income (CNY)

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 < 10,000

27.86 (8.46)

60.42 (12.22)

37.96 (7.60)

16.08 (4.47)

11.61 (3.24)

 10,001–20,000

31.19 (8.02)

63.95 (11.68)

40.01 (7.19)

17.31 (4.25)

10.21 (3.19)

 20,001–30,000

33.03 (8.05)

68.34 (10.74)

42.42 (6.35)

19.07 (4.22)

9.19 (3.32)

 > 30,000

37.46 (8.12)

70.77 (14.87)

44.42 (9.94)

19.19 (5.36)

10.54 (4.07)