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Table 1 Demographics of the national samples

From: Physicians’ perceptions of quality of care, professional autonomy, and job satisfaction in Canada, Norway, and the United States

 

CPHS - Canada (N = 3213)

CTS - U.S. (N = 6,628)

NORDOC - Norway (N = 657)

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Age

   

<35

8.0 (256)

5.9 (393)

5.7 (37)

35-44

23.4 (747)

30.6 (2030)

84.9 (552)

45-54

31.7 (1,014)

34.2 (2,267)

8.9 (58)

55-64

25.0 (799)

20.6 (1,367)

0.2 (1)

≥ 65

12.0 (383)

8.6 (571)

0.3 (2)

Male

63.0 (2,001)

72.1 (4,777)

41.8 (272)

Female

37.0 (1,174)

27.9 (1,851)

58.2 (379)

Specialty

   

Internal medicine

4.6 (144)

16.2 (1,071)

7.2 (47)

Family/general practice

40.3 (1,267)

21.5 (1,427)

23.1 (152)

Pediatrics

4.4 (140)

12.0 (793)

5.3 (35)

Medical specialties

-

25.3 (1,674)

27.7 (182)

Surgical specialties

8.9 (280)

14.2 (941)

12.9 (85)

Psychiatry

7.5 (236)

5.5 (367)

10.5 (69)

ObGyn

3.6 (112)

5.4 (355)

3.7 (24)

Others

30.8 (968)

 

9.6 (63)

Direct patient care hours

   

1-29

21.4 (664)

11.9 (789)

58.7 (384)

30-39

24.1 (747)

19.6 (1302)

32.7 (194)

40-49

30.1 (933)

30.7 (2032)

7.3 (43)

50-59

15.5 (479)

20.3 (1347)

1.0 (6)

60-69

7.0 (216)

10.5 (697)

0.2 (1)

>70

1.9 (60)

7.0 (461)

0.2 (1)