Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample of German hospital physicians, n = 296
| absolute (n) | relative (%) | |
| Hospital | ||
| A | 110 | 37.2 |
| B | 186 | 62.8 |
| Age cohort | ||
| up to 34 years | 126 | 42.6 |
| 35 – 44 years | 98 | 33.1 |
| 45 – 54 years | 44 | 14.9 |
| 55 years and older | 21 | 7.1 |
| Gender | ||
| male | 178 | 60.1 |
| female | 114 | 38.5 |
| Professional status | ||
| resident | 128 | 43.2 |
| board certified specialist | 72 | 24.3 |
| attending | 76 | 25.7 |
| head of department | 16 | 5.4 |
| Area of specialisation | ||
| surgery | 57 | 19.3 |
| internal medicine | 53 | 17.9 |
| anesthesiology | 48 | 16.2 |
| pediatrics | 46 | 15.5 |
| small surgical specialities | 31 | 10.5 |
| patient-distant specialities | 36 | 12.2 |
| neurological-dermatological | 20 | 6.8 |
| others/no answer | 5 | 1.7 |
| Cultural background | ||
| Germany | 277 | 93.6 |
| foreign country | 18 | 6.1 |
| Family status | ||
| living with a partner | 221 | 74.7 |
| living with a child under 15 yrs | 114 | 38.5 |
| Work contract | ||
| part-time | 35 | 11.8 |
| full-time | 261 | 88.2 |
| temporary | 139 | 47.0 |
| permanent | 155 | 52.4 |