Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 55)
| Characteristic | Number (Percent) N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Men | 29 (52.7) |
| Women | 26 (47.3) |
| Age in Yearsa | |
| ≤ 45 | 13 (26.0) |
| 46–60 | 28 (56.0) |
| ≥ 61 | 9 (18.0) |
| Years in Position | |
| < 1 | 4 (7.3) |
| 1–5 | 35 (63.6) |
| 6–10 | 9 (16.4) |
| 11–20 | 5 (9.1) |
| > 20 | 2 (3.6) |
| Years in Public Healtha | |
| ≤ 10 | 10 (20.4) |
| 11–20 | 19 (38.8) |
| ≥ 21 | 20 (40.8) |
| Highest Educational Qualificationa | |
| Bachelor or Masters Degree | 27 (50.0) |
| PhD | 4 (7,4) |
| Medical Degreeb | 20 (37.0) |
| Other | 3 (5.6) |
aDoes not sum to 55 due to missing data
bIncludes Doctor of Medicine/ Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada/Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine