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Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of the respondents (N = 336)

From: Dentists’ entrepreneurial intention and associated factors in public hospitals in major cities in Guangdong (South China): a cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Entrepreneurial intention

 

 Yes

120 (35.71)

 No

216 (64.29)

Gender

 

 Male

98 (29.17)

 Female

238 (70.83)

Age (years)

 

 20–25

80 (23.81)

 26–35

170 (50.6)

 36–45

49 (14.58)

 46–60

37 (11.01)

Educational level

 

 Associate degree

73 (21.73)

 Bachelor's degree

94 (27.98)

 Master's degree

133 (39.58)

 Doctoral degree

36 (10.71)

Years of practice

 

 1 or less

116 (34.52)

 2–5

102 (30.36)

 6–10

41 (12.2)

 11 or more

77 (22.92)

Professional qualification

 

 Intern

83 (24.7)

 Resident

101 (30.06)

 Attending dentist

63 (18.75)

 Associate/chief dentists

39 (11.61)

 Administration

50 (14.88)

Number of employees at workplace hospital

 

 50 or less

41 (12.20)

 51–100

31 (9.23)

 101–200

22 (6.55)

 201 or more

242 (72.02)

Entrepreneurial family member

 

 Yes

262 (77.98)

 No

74 (22.02)