Table 2 Subgroup analysis of CGPs job satisfaction

Region of study

0.077

 China

16

64.38 (57.11, 71.65)

98.50%

< 0.001

 Europe

12

71.39 (64.10, 78.69)

99.30%

< 0.001

 Middle East and Africa

3

72.31 (60.49, 84.12)

93.60%

< 0.001

 North America and Oceania

13

77.87 (70.82, 84.92)

99.40%

< 0.001

Country income level

0.022

 Upper-middle income

16

64.38 (57.11, 71.65)

98.50%

< 0.001

 High income

28

74.49 (69.78, 79.20)

99.30%

< 0.001

Year of publication

0.004

 Before 2009

12

72.39 (65.42, 79.35)

99.10%

< 0.001

 2010–2019

29

71.07 (65.43, 76.70)

99.30%

< 0.001

 After 2020

3

63.09 (60.68, 65.49)

0.00%

< 0.001

Institutional Properties

0.171

 Public

25

68.37 (62.32, 74.37)

99.10%

< 0.001

 Non-public

19

74.06 (68.53, 79.59)

99.30%

< 0.001

Tools used to measure satisfaction

0.622

 WCW

7

74.93 (62.78, 87.08)

99.50%

< 0.001

 MSQ

6

67.18 (57.36, 77.01)

96.30%

< 0.001

 Others

31

70.60 (65.58, 75.62)

99.20%

< 0.001

Practice location

0.617

 Urban

15

67.65 (59.33, 75.98)

98.70%

< 0.001

 Rural

6

71.93 (62.50, 81.36)

98.60%

< 0.001

 Mixed

23

72.60 (67.09, 78.10)

99.40%

< 0.001

Sample size

0.442

 < 500

19

68.22 (60.77, 75.66)

97.90%

< 0.001

 500–1000

6

75.83 (66.78, 84.88)

98.40%

< 0.001

 > 1000

19

71.72 (66.03, 77.41)

99.60%

< 0.001