Table 2.
Workforce characteristics of responders according to profession
| Characteristic | Medicine | Dentistry | Pharmacy | Physiotherapy | Medical laboratory sciences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
28 |
14 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
| Age (mean and range) |
31 (26–43) |
30 (26–34) |
30 (25–35) |
28 (25–34) |
31 (29–34) |
| Number of women (%) |
16 (57%) |
7 (50%) |
16 (70%) |
6 (86%) |
3 (100%) |
| Mean years since graduation (range) |
7.3 (4–14) |
7.3 (4–11) |
7.8 (4–13) |
7.0 (4–13) |
7.7 (4–10) |
| Still practising as original health professional degree |
28 |
13 |
20 |
7 |
2 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cook Islands Maori |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Fijian |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fijian Indian |
2 |
5 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
| Samoan |
9 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Tongan |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Multiple Pacific |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Other Pacific |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postgraduate status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Done postgraduate qualification |
15 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
| Intending to do postgraduate qualification |
25 |
7 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
| Not done nor intending to do postgraduate qualification |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Main location of practice |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pacific Island community in NZ |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| General community in NZ |
15 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
| Pacific Islands |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Elsewhere |
6 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| Number ever worked in Pacific Island community in NZ |
13 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Number ever worked in the Pacific |
10 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
| Intending to work in Pacific Island community/Pacific Islands if not currently |
11 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mentor status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Currently has a mentor |
4 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| Mentor is a Pacific Islander |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
- |
| Mentor is helpful |
4 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
- |
| Mentor influenced decisions on where to practise | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
NZ: New Zealand.