Table 1.
Comparison of study groups for sociodemographic and professional data (n = 177; some variables have missing values).
| Variable | Hospital physicians | Community physicians | All | P |
| Mean age (years) | 40.0 ± 9.4 | 42.3 ± 7.3 | 41.0 ± 8.6 | NS |
| Gender [N (%)] | ||||
| Female | 28 (30.1) | 41 (50.6) | 69 (39.7) | <0.01 |
| Male | 65 (69.9) | 40 (49.4) | 105 (60.3) | |
| Country of birth [N (%)] | ||||
| Israel | 53 (56.4) | 27 (32.9) | 80 (45.5) | <0.05 |
| East Europe | 9 (9.6) | 12 (14.6) | 21 (11.9) | |
| West Europe | 2 (2.1) | 0 | 2 (1.1) | |
| Former USSR | 22 (23.4) | 30 (36.6) | 52 (29.5) | |
| Other | 8 (8.5) | 13 (15.9) | 21 (12.0) | |
| Professional status [N (%)] | ||||
| Specialist | 44 (46.3) | 56 (69.1) | 100 (56.8) | <0.01 |
| Non-specialist | 51 (53.7) | 25 (30.9) | 76 (43.2) | |
| Mean professional experience (years) | 12.3 ± 9.7 | 14.2 ± 7.3 | NS | |