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Table 1 Characteristics of the Respondents (n = 842)

From: Status, causes and consequences of physicians’ self-perceived professional reputation damage in China: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

N

%

M ± SD

F/t

P

Self-perceived professional reputation damage

699

83%

   

Sex

 Male

391

46.4

3.54 ± 1.05

t = 10.352

< 0.001

 Female

451

53.6

3.32 ± 0.94

Age

 ≤ 30

196

23.3

3.31 ± 0.92

F = 1.548

0.201

 31–40

328

39.0

3.45 ± 0.98

 41–50

220

26.1

3.50 ± 1.06

 ≥ 51

98

11.6

3.37 ± 1.06

Service Years

 ≤ 2

206

24.5

3.32 ± 0.93

F = 0.965

0.426

 5–9

147

17.5

3.44 ± 1.03

 10–14

153

18.2

3.50 ± 0.95

 15–19

75

8.9

3.36 ± 0.82

 ≥ 20

261

31.0

3.47 ± 1.10

Hospital level

 Tertiary hospital

673

79.9

3.47 ± 1.00

F = 2.741

0.042

 Second-class hospital

131

15.6

3.22 ± 0.97

 Primary hospital

17

2.0

3.35 ± 1.00

 Non-classified hospital

21

2.5

3.14 ± 0.79

Education categories

 College degree or below

37

4.4

2.81 ± 0.91

F = 5.930

< 0.001

 Bachelor

410

48.7

3.39 ± 1.02

 Master

310

36.8

3.50 ± 0.92

 Doctor

85

10.1

3.55 ± 1.12

Marital status

 Single

183

21.7

3.27 ± 0.96

F = 3.902

0.021

 Married

627

74.5

3.48 ± 1.01

 Divorce or loss of spouse

32

3.8

3.19 ± 0.82

Professional position

 Without professional title

55

6.5

3.09 ± 0.84

F = 5.190

< 0.001

 Resident physician

224

26.6

3.26 ± 0.97

 Attending physician

242

28.7

3.55 ± 0.98

 Associate chief physician

184

21.9

3.58 ± 0.99

 Chief Physician

137

16.3

3.38 ± 1.07

Monthly income

 ≤ 3000 Yuan

98

11.6

3.34 ± 0.93

F = 0.643

0.632

 3001–6000 Yuan

323

38.4

3.39 ± 1.00

 6001–9000 Yuan

238

28.3

3.50 ± 0.99

 9001–20,000 Yuan

157

18.6

3.43 ± 1.03

 ≥ 20,000 Yuan

26

3.1

3.42 ± 1.06