Table 1. Characteristics of survey respondents (n = 6,007).
| Characteristics | Mean ± SD (year) | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 33.4 ± 6.5 | |
| < 30 | 1,999 (33.3) | |
| 30–39 | 2,948 (49.0) | |
| 40–49 | 920 (15.3) | |
| > 50 | 140 (2.3) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 4,517 (75.2) | |
| Female | 1,490 (24.8) | |
| Region | ||
| Metropolitan areas* | 987 (16.4) | |
| Provincial capitals | 2,326 (38.7) | |
| Other cities | 2,694 (44.8) | |
| Practice setting | ||
| General hospital | 3,149 (52.4) | |
| Academic hospital | 2,424 (40.4) | |
| Community hospital | 168 (2.8) | |
| Private hospital | 163 (2.7) | |
| Other | 103 (1.7) | |
| Specialty | ||
| Medical oncologist | 2,516 (41.9) | |
| Surgical oncologist | 1,936 (32.2) | |
| Radiologist | 308 (5.1) | |
| Psychotherapist/psychiatrist | 270 (4.5) | |
| Hematologist | 104 (1.7) | |
| Pediatric oncologist | 77 (1.3) | |
| Stomatologist | 48 (0.8) | |
| Other | 748 (12.5) | |
| Working duration (year) | 6.1 ± 6.1 | |
| < 10 | 4,571 (76.1) | |
| ≥ 10 | 1,436 (23.9) | |
| Type of medical license | ||
| Clinical medicine | 5,053 (84.1) | |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 954 (15.9) | |
| Personal use of CAM | ||
| Yes | 4,572 (76.1) | |
| No | 1,435 (23.9) |
SD: standard deviation; CAM: complementary and alternative medicine.
*Sample included one oncologist in Hongkong and two oncologists in Macau.