Table 2.
Demographics of survey respondents, Anglo‐American model emergency medicine residents in Japan
| Sex, male (%) | 57 (85.1%) | |
| Average age, years (range) | 30 (28–31) | |
| Years in practice | 3 years | 16 (23.9%) |
| 4 years | 17 (25.4%) | |
| 5 years | 20 (29.9%) | |
| 6 years | 10 (14.9%) | |
| 7 years and above | 4 (6.0%) | |
| Years in practice of emergency medicine | Within 3 years | 57 (85.1%) |
| 4 years and above without board certification | 10 (14.9%) | |
| Current style of practice | ED only | 33 (49.3%) |
| ED and inpatient ward | 6 (9.0%) | |
| ED and critical care unit | 2 (3.0%) | |
| ED, critical care unit, and inpatient ward | 23 (34.3%) | |
| ED, critical care unit, inpatient ward and surgery | 3 (4.5%) | |
| Shifting labor | Shift work | 53 (79.1%) |
| Non‐shift work | 14 (20.9%) | |
| Number of patient visits in ED per year | <30,000 | 10 (14.9%) |
| 30,000–50,000 | 39 (58.2%) | |
| 50,000–70,000 | 17 (25.4%) | |
| >70,000 | 1 (1.5%) | |
| Number of emergency physicians | ≤3 | 13 (19.7%) |
| 3–6 | 29 (43.9%) | |
| ≥6 | 24 (36.4%) | |
| Number of emergency medicine residents | ≤3 | 14 (20.9%) |
| 3–6 | 16 (23.9%) | |
| 6–11 | 37 (55.2%) | |
| Work hours per week | <60 | 22 (32.8%) |
| 60–80 | 35 (52.2%) | |
| 80–100 | 6 (9.0%) | |
| >100 | 2 (3.0%) | |
| Income from emergency medicine per month (¥) | 300,000–400,000 | 22 (32.8%) |
| 400,001–500,000 | 20 (29.9%) | |
| 500,001–1,000,000 | 24 (36.4%) | |
| Married | 27 (41.0%) | |
| I have a child/children (Yes) | 13 (19.7%) |
ED, emergency department, a section of an institution that is staffed and equipped to provide emergency care and that excludes inpatient management.