Year of establishment | Pre-1970 | Post-1970 | |||
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Funding source (n) | Public (n = 73,500) | Private (n = 29,758) | Public (n = 33,943) | Private (n = 31,393) | p value* |
Sex (male) | 81.0 | 74.2 | 74.9 | 74.5 | <0.001 |
Experience | |||||
3–5 years | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | <0.001 |
6–10 years | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.2 | |
11–20 years | 38.5 | 39.3 | 39.5 | 39.9 | |
≥21 years | 38.8 | 38.2 | 36.4 | 37.4 | |
Physicians in private practice | 14.5 | 24.3 | 15.7 | 31.9 | <0.001 |
Location (prefecture with densely populated citiesb) | 56.5 | 93.7 | 13.7 | 78.8 | <0.001 |