Table 1 Background characteristics of the 356 participating occupational health care physicians
Variable | % | n |
|---|---|---|
Having a specialty degree | ||
Yes | 69.7 | 246 |
No | 30.3 | 107 |
In occupational health care | 41.6 | 148 |
Clinical working experience in occupational health care | ||
20 years or less | 76.7 | 267 |
More than 20 years | 23.3 | 81 |
Main working sector | ||
Public health center | 12.0 | 42 |
Private practice | 53.8 | 189 |
Employer clinic | 12.8 | 45 |
Other | 21.4 | 75 |
Population of the catchment area of the main working municipality | ||
20,000 inhabitants or less | 9.4 | 31 |
21,000 to 50,000 inhabitants | 15.4 | 51 |
51,000 to 100,000 inhabitants | 21.1 | 70 |
More than 100,000 inhabitants | 54.1 | 179 |
Hospital in the main working municipality | ||
University hospital | 52.4 | 184 |
Central hospital | 26.5 | 93 |
District hospital | 11.7 | 41 |
Health center hospital | 8.3 | 29 |
None | 1.1 | 4 |