Table 1.
Demographic and workplace information of the respondents to this survey.
| Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age§ | 34.3 ± 8.5 | 19–62 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 1,930 | 72.3 |
| Male | 739 | 27.7 |
| Profession | ||
| Orthodontist | 1,731 | 64.8 |
| Orthodontic resident/postgraduate student | 547 | 20.5 |
| Orthodontic nurse | 391 | 14.6 |
| Years of orthodontic practice | ||
| ≤5 years | 1,274 | 47.7 |
| 5–10 years | 620 | 23.2 |
| 10–20 years | 516 | 19.3 |
| >20 years | 259 | 9.7 |
| Highest degree | ||
| PhD | 211 | 7.9 |
| Master | 778 | 29.1 |
| Bachelor | 1,371 | 51.4 |
| Junior college | 297 | 11.1 |
| Technical secondary school | 12 | 0.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 944 | 35.4 |
| Married, without children | 240 | 9.0 |
| Married, with children | 1,465 | 54.9 |
| Others | 20 | 0.7 |
| Cohabitants | ||
| Live alone | 241 | 9.0 |
| Parents and/or children | 1,553 | 58.2 |
| Others | 875 | 32.8 |
| Workplace information | ||
| Location | ||
| Wuhan | 267 | 10.0 |
| Hubei province (excluding Wuhan) | 98 | 3.7 |
| Others | 2,304 | 86.3 |
| Setting | ||
| Public | 1,980 | 74.2 |
| Private | 689 | 25.8 |
| Orthodontic services during epidemic | ||
| Complete suspension | 1,313 | 49.2 |
| Partial suspension | 1,297 | 48.6 |
| No suspension | 59 | 2.2 |
| Online consultation | ||
| No | 337 | 12.6 |
| Provided, only to existing orthodontic patients | 824 | 30.9 |
| Provided, to both existing and potential new orthodontic patients | 1,508 | 56.5 |
| Current status of orthodontic services | ||
| Not resumed yet | 338 | 12.7 |
| Partially resumed | 1,176 | 44.1 |
| Completely resumed | 1147 | 43.0 |
| No suspension | 8 | 0.3 |
| Total | 2,669 | 100.0 |
§
Displayed as mean ± SD, and range.