Table 1.
Demographic parameter | P-value | Category | GP number | GP % | EP number | EP % | Total number | Total % |
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Age (n = 319) | < 0.001 | Less than 30 years old | 33 | 14.0 | 13 | 15.7 | 46 | 14.4 |
30 – 39 years old | 71 | 30.1 | 46 | 55.4 | 117 | 367 | ||
40 – 49 years old | 63 | 26.7 | 15 | 18.1 | 78 | 24.5 | ||
50 years old and older | 69 | 29.2 | 9 | 10.8 | 78 | 24.5 | ||
Gender (n = 319) | 0.533 | Female | 188 | 79.7 | 69 | 83.1 | 257 | 80.6 |
Male | 47 | 19.9 | 14 | 16.9 | 61 | 19.1 | ||
Other | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
Household composition (n = 320) | 0.106 | Single, no dependent children | 55 | 23.2 | 25 | 30.1 | 80 | 25.0 |
Single, with dependent children | 12 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.8 | ||
Married/de-facto relationship, no dependent children | 87 | 36.7 | 39 | 47.0 | 126 | 39.4 | ||
Married/de-facto relationship, with dependent children | 83 | 35.0 | 19 | 22.9 | 102 | 31.9 | ||
Years in principal area of practice (n = 317) | < 0.001 | < 5 years | 50 | 21.3 | 37 | 45.1 | 87 | 27.4 |
5–9 years | 41 | 17.5 | 21 | 25.6 | 62 | 19.6 | ||
10–19 years | 64 | 27.2 | 15 | 18.3 | 79 | 24.9 | ||
20 years or more | 80 | 34.0 | 9 | 11.0 | 89 | 28.1 | ||
Position in practice (n = 320) | 0.064 | Associate veterinarians | 175 | 73.8 | 69 | 83.1 | 244 | 76.3 |
Management | 19 | 8.0 | 8 | 9.6 | 27 | 8.4 | ||
Practice owner | 43 | 18.1 | 6 | 7.2 | 49 | 15.3 |
Bold values indicate statistically significant, P-value < 0.05.