Table 1.
Demographics of 2,684 respondents who met the criteria for inclusion in the study
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex (NA*=25) | |
| Female | 921 (34.6) |
| Male | 1,738 (65.4) |
| Current clinical position | |
| Consultant or other career grade | 1,222 (45.5) |
| Training grade | 1,387 (51.7) |
| Retired | 25 (0.9) |
| Not currently working | 50 (1.9) |
| Country of primary medical qualification | |
| UK | 982 (36.6) |
| European Economic Area (excluding UK) | 261 (9.7) |
| Rest of the world | 1,441 (53.7) |
| Has MRCP(UK) or similar | |
| No | 1,239 (46.2) |
| Yes | 1,445 (53.8) |
| Is an MRCP(UK) or similar examiner (NA=16) | |
| No | 2,135 (80.0) |
| Yes | 533 (20.0) |
| Country of general medical experience (NA=17) | |
| UK | 1,225 (45.9) |
| European Economic Area (EEA, excluding UK and Ireland) | 234 (8.8) |
| Other non-EEA/UK | 1,208 (45.3) |
|
207 (7.7) |
|
199 (7.4) |
|
141 (5.3) |
|
130 (4.8) |
|
120 (4.5) |
|
13 (0.5) |
|
398 (14) |
| Year of primary medical qualification (NA=4) | |
| Pre-1980 | 236 (8.8) |
| 1980–1989 | 331(12.4) |
| 1990–1999 | 491 (18.3) |
| 2000–2012 | 1,622 (60.5) |
| Median year of primary medical qualification | 2002 |
| Interquartile range of year of primary medical qualification | 1992–2007 |
| Specialty (n=2,681) | |
| General medicine | 482 (18) |
| Geriatric medicine | 396 (14.8) |
| Acute medicine | 240 (9) |
| Diabetes and/or endocrinology | 221 (8) |
| Cardiology | 191 (7) |
| Gastroenterology and hepatology | 179 (7) |
| Respiratory medicine | 165 (6) |
| Nephrology | 128 (5) |
| Neurology | 67 (2.5) |
| Others/multiple/not specified | 599 (22.3) |
*Some respondents did not answer (NA) all questions