Table 1 Demographics of study participants (N = 717)
From: Linguistic barriers and healthcare in China: Chaoshan vs. Mandarin
Characteristics | Healthcare Providersan = 234 | Healthcare Consumersbn = 483 |
|---|---|---|
Continuous variables: median (IQR) | ||
Age (year) | 31 (26–35) | 36 (29–50) |
Work experience (month) | ||
Current Department | 41 (14–90) | NA |
Current Hospital | 72 (27–120) | NA |
Healthcare | 88 (36–136) | NA |
Living time in Chaoshan region (month) | 334 (276–396) | 360 (264–549) |
Categorical variables: n (%) | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 60 (25.6) | 249 (51.6) |
Female | 174 (74.4) | 234 (48.4) |
Birthplace | ||
Chaoshan region | 196 (83.8) | 387 (80.1) |
Non-Chaoshan region | 38 (16.2) | 96 (19.9) |
Mother tongue (Native or first language) | ||
Mandarin | 21 (9.0) | 23 (4.8) |
Chaoshan | 192 (82.0) | 386 (79.9) |
Othersc | 21 (9.0) | 74 (15.3) |
Competent dialect | ||
Mandarin | 36 (15.4) | 87 (18.0) |
Chaoshan | 0 (0) | 81 (16.8) |
Bilinguald | 198 (84.6) | 315 (65.2) |
Education | ||
Primary school or lower | NA | 101 (20.9) |
Middle school | NA | 243 (50.3) |
High school | NA | 72 (14.9) |
College or higher | NA | 67 (13.9) |
Job Position | ||
Chief Physician/Nurse | 1 (0.4) | NA |
Assoc. Chief Physician/Nurse | 9 (3.8) | NA |
Assist. Physician/Nurse-in-charge | 70 (29.9) | NA |
Resident/Nurse | 139 (59.4) | NA |
Intern | 15 (6.4) | NA |