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. 2019 Mar 6;24(3):539–557. doi: 10.1007/s10459-019-09882-9

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics and gender differences in the Dutch subsample N = 204

Characteristic Value Men (%) Women (%) Gender differences: test statistics
Number of respondentsc 40% 60%
Ageb (n = 186a) < 35 22% 53%
35–45 40% 35%
45–55 24% 9%
55–65 13% 3%
> 65 0% 0% χ2(7) = 28.2, p < .001
Number of childrenb None 32% 59%
One 16% 10%
Two 28% 19%
More than two 24% 12% χ2(4) = 18.1, p < .001
Working hours as physician Mean (SD) 46 (13) 41 (13) t(169.1) = 2.6, p = .011
Publication activityb (n = 203a) None 7% 22%
1–5 26% 45%
6–15 26% 22%
16–30 12% 8%
More than 30 29% 3% χ2(6) = 37.8, p < .001
Clinical positionb (n = 200a) Resident 29% 59%
Specialist 50% 36%
Chief physician 21% 4% χ2(2) = 23.5, p < .001

Reported are percentages of each category

aNot all totals reflect the full number of participants (N = 204) because of missing entries

bPercentages refer to the number of responses within the given gender

cPercentages refer to the number of responses within the given country