Table 1 Characteristics of hematologists by regional economic level
|  |  | Overall (n = 2032) | Lower GDP regions (n = 1014) | Higher GDP regions (n = 1018) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geographic division | Northeast | 115 (5.7%) | 115 (11.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001 |
North | 467 (23.0%) | 207 (20.4%) | 260 (25.5%) | ||
East | 910 (44.8%) | 356 (35.1%) | 554 (54.4%) | ||
Northwest | 80 (3.9%) | 80 (7.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Southwest | 236 (11.6%) | 190 (18.7%) | 46 (4.5%) | ||
South central | 224 (11.0%) | 66 (6.5%) | 158 (15.5%) | ||
Transplant center scale | < 50 annually | 916 (45.1%) | 639 (63.0%) | 277 (27.2%) | < 0.001 |
≥ 50 annually | 1116 (54.9%) | 375 (37.0%) | 741 (72.8%) | ||
Age | ≤ 45 | 1455 (71.6%) | 690 (68.0%) | 765 (75.1%) | 0.039 |
>45 | 577 (28.4%) | 324 (32.0%) | 253 (24.9%) | ||
Sex | Female | 1331 (65.5%) | 681 (67.2%) | 650 (63.9%) | 0.117 |
Male | 701 (34.5%) | 333 (32.8%) | 368 (36.2%) | ||
Hospital grade | Non grade 3 A | 244 (12.0%) | 107 (10.6%) | 137 (13.5%) | 0.044 |
Grade 3 A | 1788 (88.0%) | 907 (89.5%) | 881 (86.5%) | ||
Type of work | Experimental research | 100 (4.9%) | 45 (4.4%) | 55 (5.4%) | 0.315 |
Clinical practice | 1932 (95.1%) | 969 (95.6%) | 963 (94.6%) | ||
Work experience | < 10 years | 937 (46.1%) | 407 (40.1%) | 530 (52.1%) | < 0.001 |
≥ 10 years | 1095 (53.9%) | 607 (59.9%) | 488 (47.9%) | ||
Education | Doctor and master | 1407 (69.2%) | 666 (65.7%) | 741 (72.8%) | 0.001 |
Undergraduate and below | 625 (30.76%) | 348 (34.3%) | 277 (27.2%) | ||
Professional titles | Vice-senior and senior | 986 (48.52%) | 530 (52.3%) | 456 (44.8%) | 0.001 |
Medium and below | 1046 (51.5%) | 484 (47.7%) | 562 (55.2%) | ||
Hours of daily work | <8 h | 297 (14.6%) | 158 (15.6%) | 139 (13.7%) | 0.291 |
8-10 h | 1320 (65.0%) | 654 (64.5%) | 666 (65.4%) | ||
11-14 h | 352 (17.3%) | 166 (16.4%) | 186 (18.3%) | ||
>14 h | 63 (3.1%) | 36 (3.6%) | 27 (2.7%) | ||
Medical dispute | No | 1704 (83.9%) | 869 (85.7%) | 835 (82.0%) | 0.028 |
Yes | 328 (16.1%) | 145 (14.3%) | 183 (18.0%) | ||
Continuing education | yes | 1057 (52.0%) | 596 (58.8%) | 461 (45.3%) | < 0.001 |
no | 975 (48.0%) | 418 (41.2%) | 557 (54.7%) | ||
Papers published in 2 years | No | 925 (45.5%) | 487 (48.0%) | 438 (43.0%) | 0.026 |
Yes | 1107 (54.5%) | 527 (52.0%) | 580 (57.0%) | ||
Multisited practice | No | 1899 (93.5%) | 975 (96.2%) | 924 (90.8%) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 133 (6.6%) | 39 ( 3.9%) | 94 ( 9.2%) | ||
Turnover intention | No | 1717 (84.5%) | 833 (82.2%) | 884 (86.8%) | 0.004 |
Yes | 315 (15.5%) | 181 (17.9%) | 134 (13.2%) |