Job satisfaction of certified primary care physicians in rural Shandong Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Demographic characteristics associated with job satisfaction among physicians

Variables	Groups	N	Score	F	P
Gender	Male	310	3.40	0.034	0.853
Gender	Female	185	3.42
Age	Younger than 25	16	3.69	5.237	0.001
	26–35	159	3.52
	36–45	260	3.38
	Over 46	60	3.16
Marital status	Not married	40	3.49	0.569	0.451
Marital status	Married	455	3.40
Educational background	Technical school graduate	25	3.49	3.276	0.021
	Junior college graduate	132	3.56
	University graduate	306	3.35
	Recipient of a master’s degree	32	3.29
Technical title	Medical Assistant	47	3.68	3.674	0.006
	Resident Physician	132	3.49
	Attending Physician	253	3.34
	Associate Chief Physician	57	3.33
	Chief Physician	6	3.07
Monthly salary (CNY)	Less than 2000	36	3.81	3.647	0.006
	2001-3000	163	3.37
	3001-4000	207	3.39
	4001-5000	69	3.34
	Over 5001	20	3.46
Form of employment	Permanent full-time	429	3.38	5.094	0.024
Form of employment	Temporary/casual	66	3.58
Years of service	Fewer than 5	103	3.49	2.706	0.020
	6–10	88	3.58
	11–15	77	3.38
	16–20	138	3.36
	21–25	59	3.27
	More than 26	30	3.21
Hospital category	CH	204	3.37	1.298	0.255
Hospital category	TH	291	3.44
Hospital grade	Grade I hospital	282	3.44	1.664	0.198
Hospital grade	Grade II hospital	213	3.36

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