Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of GDPs and PDs in Hong Kong
Characteristics | All (n = 255) | GDPs (n = 228) | PDs (n = 27) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 163 (64.4) | 146(64.6) | 17 (63.0) | 0.866 |
Female | 90 (35.6) | 80 (35.4) | 10 (37.0) | |
Missing data | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.9) | – | |
Age | ||||
≤ 30 | 51 (20.2) | 51 (22.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001* |
31-40 | 63 (24.9) | 61 (27.0) | 2 (7.4) | |
41-50 | 56 (22.1) | 46 (20.4) | 10 (37.0) | |
≥ 51 | 83 (32.8) | 68 (30.1) | 15 (55.6) | |
Missing data | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.9) | – | |
Years in Practice | ||||
< 5 | 49 (19.3) | 49 (21.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.000* |
6-10 | 33 (13.0) | 33 (14.5) | 0 (0.0 | |
11-20 | 61 (24.0) | 56 (24.7) | 5 (18.5) | |
21-30 | 63 (24.8) | 48 (21.1) | 15 (55.6) | |
≥ 31 | 48 (18.9) | 41 (18.1) | 7 (25.9) | |
Missing data | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | – | |
Type of Practice | ||||
Solo private practice | 91 (36.1) | 86 (38.2) | 5 (18.5) | 0.000# |
Group private practice | 98 (38.9) | 92 (40.9) | 6 (22.2) | |
Non-government organization | 21 (8.3) | 19 (8.4) | 2 (7.4) | |
Government | 34 (13.5) | 21 (9.3) | 13 (48.1) | |
Hospital | 8 (3.2) | 7 (3.1) | 1 (3.7) | |
Missing data | 3 (1.2) | 3 (1.3) | – | |