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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 2617)

From: A cross-sectional study of job burnout, psychological attachment, and the career calling of Chinese doctors

Characteristic

Number

Percent

Age

 20–30

587

22.4

 31–40

1224

46.8

 41–50

658

25.1

 51+

119

4.5

 Unsure

29

1.1

Service Years

 0–10

1088

41.6

 11–20

720

27.5

 20+

376

14.4

 Unsure

433

16.5

Hospital level

 Tertiary hospitals

1740

66.6

 Second-class hospital

733

28.1

 Primary hospital

139

5.3

 Missing value

5

2.0

Gender

 Male

1240

47.4

 Female

1369

52.3

 Unsure

8

3.0

Education level

 College degree or below

291

11.1

  Bachelor

1350

51.7

 Master

692

26.5

  Doctor

277

10.6

 Unsure

7

3.0

Marital status

 Unmarried

397

15.2

 Married

2148

82.1

 Divorce or loss of spouse

70

2.7

 Unsure

2

1.0

Professional title

 Without professional title

306

11.7

 Resident doctor

564

21.6

 Attending physician

898

34.4

 Associate chief physician

569

21.8

 Chief Physician

270

10.4

 Unsure

10

4.0

Shift work

 Often work during the day

503

19.2

 Occasional work at night

500

19.1

 Often work at night

1613

61.6

 Unsure

1

0.1

Daily working hours (hours)

 0–8

528

20.2

 9–10

1297

49.6

 11–12

504

19.3

 13+

285

10.9

 Unsure

3

0.1