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. 2018 Dec 5;13(12):e0207577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207577

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics—Physicians.

Total Low High Low High
Intrinsic-satisfiers Intrinsic-satisfiers Extrinsic-satisfiers Extrinsic-satisfiers
N = 104 N = 51 N = 53 λ2a N = 52 N = 52 λ2a
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Age Group 6.437* 5.116+
 20–29 23 (22.1) 14 (27.5) 9 (17.0) 13 (25.0) 10 (19.2)
 30–39 44 (42.3) 25 (49.0) 19 (35.8) 26 (50.0) 18 (34.6)
 40 and over 37 (35.6) 12 (23.5) 25 (47.2) 13 (25.0) 24 (46.2)
Gender 2.536 1.077
 Female 35 (33.7) 21 (41.2) 14 (26.4) 20 (38.5) 15 (28.8)
 Male 69 (66.3) 30 (58.8) 39 (73.6) 32 (61.5) 37 (71.2)
Marital status 0.104 0.782
 Single/Separated/Divorced/Widow 28 (26.9) 14 (27.5) 14 (26.4) 12 (23.1) 16 (30.8)
 Married 76 (73.1) 37 (72.5) 39 (73.6) 40 (76.9) 36 (69.2)
Identify themselves in workplace 3.776+ 5.699*
 Minority 87 (83.7) 39 (76.5) 48 (90.6) 39 (75.0) 48 (92.3)
 Majority 17 (16.3) 12 (23.5) 5 (9.4) 13 (25.0) 4 (7.7)
Frontline staff 1.924 3.089b
 Yes 101 (97.1) 50 (98.0) 51 (96.2) 49 (94.2) 52 (100.0)
 No 3 (2.9) 1 (2.0) 2 (3.8) 3 (5.8) 0 (.0)
Working experience in healthcare sector 9.870* 2.651
 5 years or less 40 (38.5) 23 (45.1) 17 (32.1) 22 (42.3) 18 (34.6)
 6–10 years 22 (21.2) 15 (29.4) 7 (13.2) 13 (25.0) 9 (17.3)
 More than 10 years 42 (40.3) 13 (25.5) 29 (54.7) 17 (32.7) 25 (48.1)
Employment sector 14.726** 3.940
 Private organization 34 (32.7) 25 (49.0) 9 (17.0) 21 (40.4) 13 (25.0)
 Non-profit organization 12 (11.5) 7 (13.7) 5 (9.4) 7 (13.5) 5 (9.6)
 Public organization 58 (55.8) 19 (37.3) 39 (73.6) 24 (46.2) 34 (65.4)
Employment status 0.253 0.210b
 Full-time 99 (95.2) 48 (94.1) 51 (96.2) 49 (94.2) 50 (96.2)
 Part-time/Temporary/Casual 5 (4.8) 3 (5.9) 2 (3.8) 3 (5.8) 2 (3.8)
Shifts duty 0.001 0.991
 No 43 (41.3) 21 (41.2) 22 (41.5) 19 (36.5) 24 (46.2)
 Yes 61 (58.7) 30 (58.8) 31 (58.5) 33 (63.5) 28 (53.8)
Working on call between 6 pm and 7 am 1.020 2.495
 No 46 (44.2) 20 (39.2) 26 (49.1) 19 (36.5) 27 (51.9)
 Yes 58 (55.8) 31 (60.8) 27 (50.9) 33 (63.5) 25 (48.1)
Direct patient care 0.001 2.041b
 Yes 98 (98.0) 48 (98.0) 50 (98.0) 48 (96.0) 50 (100.0)
 No 2 (2.0) 1 (2.0) 1 (2.0) 2 (4.0) 0 (.0)
Number of staff present in the same work setting 0.808 0.253
 5 or less 56 (54.4) 30 (58.8) 26 (50.0) 29 (56.9) 27 (51.9)
 More than 5 47 (45.6) 21 (41.2) 26 (50.0) 22 (43.1) 25 (48.1)

+ p < 0.01;

* p < 0.05;

** p < 0.005

a Chi-square test;

b Fisher Exact Test