Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of the practical skill examination and written examination pass rates by examinee characteristics

	Practical skill examination (N=5477)				Written examination (N=5345)
	n	Pass rates, %	P value	n	Pass rates, %	P value
Gender
Male	2600	90.1	<0.001	2520	95.5	0.001
Female	2877	93.4		2825	97.3
Age
<25	278	92.8	0.002	276	99.3	<0.001
[25,30)	4257	92.4		4160	97.2
≥30	942	89.0		909	92.2
Ethnic group
Han population	5389	91.9	0.363	5262	96.5	0.072*
Ethnic minority groups	88	88.6		83	92.8
Educational Level
College	586	88.4	0.006	530	96.6	<0.001
Undergraduate	4115	92.2		4054	96.0
Postgraduate	776	92.3		761	98.9
Training time
1 year	4560	92.6	<0.001	4499	96.4	0.700
2 years	873	88.4		802	97.0
3 years	44	77.3		44	97.7
Take the exam for the first time
Yes	5270	92.6	<0.001	5264	97.2	<0.001*
No	207	72.0		81	49.4
Examinee organisation type			<0.001			<0.001
Tertiary hospital	2033	92.6		2008	97.0
Second-level hospital	1184	91.6		1156	93.9
Primary healthcare institutions	1135	87.5		1062	95.6
Colleges and universities	983	95.1		978	99.2
No organisation	142	95.1		141	97.9

*P values were calculated by Fisher’s exact tests, other variables were compared using Pearson Χ² tests.