Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Respondents | Dutch Otorhinolaryngologists* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT surgeons (n = 58) | ENT Residents (n = 10) | Total (n = 68) | ENT surgeons (n = 501) | ENT Residents (n = 106) | Total (n = 607) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| • Male | 38 (66) | 5 (50) | 43 (63) | 338 (67) | 41 (39) | 379 (62) |
| • Female | 20 (34) | 5 (50) | 25 (37) | 163 (33) | 65 (61) | 228 (38) |
| PhD | 36 (62) | 3 (30) | 39 (57) | 255 (51) | 27 (25) | 282 (46) |
| Year of Birth | ||||||
| • 1998–1989 | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 24 (23) | 24 (4) |
| • 1988–1979 | 23 (40) | 8 (80) | 31(46) | 122 (24) | 81 (76) | 203 (33) |
| • 1978–1969 | 14 (24) | 0 (0) | 14 (21) | 167 (33) | 1 (1) | 168 (28) |
| • 1968–1959 | 16 (28) | 0 (0) | 16 (24) | 136 (27) | 0 (0) | 136 (22) |
| • ≤ 1958 | 5 (9) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 76 (15) | 0 (0) | 76 (13) |
| Registry time, y | ||||||
| • < 10 (2008–2017) | 32 (55) | 210 (42) | ||||
| • 11–20 (1998–2007) | 14 (24) | 157 (31) | ||||
| • 21–30 (1988–1997) | 10 (17) | 109 (22) | ||||
| • > 30 (< 1987) | 2 (3) | 25 (5) | ||||
| Employment in type of workplace° | ||||||
| • Academic | 21 (33) | 132 (25) | 106 (100) | 238 (38) | ||
| • General | 40 (64) | 368 (70) | ||||
| • Private Clinics | 2 (3) | 26 (5) | ||||
Data is noted as number (percentage) °Employment in type of workplace is defined as total number of employments (responding ENT surgeons n = 63 and ENT surgeons, data from society n = 526 (16-4-2018)) * General data on Dutch Otorhinolaryngologists were provided by the Dutch Society of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, and extracted from their website at the 16th of April 2018.