Table 1.
Demographics of the national samples
| |
CPHS - Canada (N = 3213) |
CTS - U.S. (N = 6,628) |
NORDOC - Norway (N = 657) |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
|
Age |
|
|
|
| <35 |
8.0 (256) |
5.9 (393) |
5.7 (37) |
| 35-44 |
23.4 (747) |
30.6 (2030) |
84.9 (552) |
| 45-54 |
31.7 (1,014) |
34.2 (2,267) |
8.9 (58) |
| 55-64 |
25.0 (799) |
20.6 (1,367) |
0.2 (1) |
| ≥ 65 |
12.0 (383) |
8.6 (571) |
0.3 (2) |
|
Male |
63.0 (2,001) |
72.1 (4,777) |
41.8 (272) |
|
Female |
37.0 (1,174) |
27.9 (1,851) |
58.2 (379) |
|
Specialty |
|
|
|
| Internal medicine |
4.6 (144) |
16.2 (1,071) |
7.2 (47) |
| Family/general practice |
40.3 (1,267) |
21.5 (1,427) |
23.1 (152) |
| Pediatrics |
4.4 (140) |
12.0 (793) |
5.3 (35) |
| Medical specialties |
- |
25.3 (1,674) |
27.7 (182) |
| Surgical specialties |
8.9 (280) |
14.2 (941) |
12.9 (85) |
| Psychiatry |
7.5 (236) |
5.5 (367) |
10.5 (69) |
| ObGyn |
3.6 (112) |
5.4 (355) |
3.7 (24) |
| Others |
30.8 (968) |
|
9.6 (63) |
|
Direct patient care hours |
|
|
|
| 1-29 |
21.4 (664) |
11.9 (789) |
58.7 (384) |
| 30-39 |
24.1 (747) |
19.6 (1302) |
32.7 (194) |
| 40-49 |
30.1 (933) |
30.7 (2032) |
7.3 (43) |
| 50-59 |
15.5 (479) |
20.3 (1347) |
1.0 (6) |
| 60-69 |
7.0 (216) |
10.5 (697) |
0.2 (1) |
| >70 | 1.9 (60) | 7.0 (461) | 0.2 (1) |