Table 1.
Descriptive statistics.
| Variable | n = 396 |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 42.34 (11.96) |
| Men, n (%) | 207 (52%) |
| Marital status (in a relationship), n (%) | 306 (77%) |
| Have children, n (%) | 264 (67%) |
| Specialist, n (%) | 259 (65%) |
| Work experience, years, median (q1–q3) | 15 (6–26) |
| Additional shift-work duties, n (%) | 285 (72%) |
| Managerial duties in hospital, n (%) | 46 (12%) |
| Number of working hours in hospital per week, mean (SD) | 45.0 (14.5) |
| Employment in other health care institution, n (%), including: | 247 (62%) |
| Additional out-patient care provider, n (%) | 189 (48%) |
| Additional in-patient care provider, n (%) | 83 (21%) |
| Total number of working hours per week, mean (SD) | 56.0 (17.86) |
| Type of employment †, n (%) | |
| Job agreement | 310 (78.5%) |
| Contract | 72 (18.2%) |
| Mix | 13 (3.3%) |
† The three forms include: Job agreement (usually permanent, based on salary); contract (temporary, based on fee for service); mix (physician is employed both based on a job agreement and by contract); and data are shown as mean (standard deviation = SD), median (q1–q3), or number (percentage).