Table 1.

Characteristics of respondents.

Characteristics	N (%)
Position
Professor of hematologist	20 (41.67)
Hematologist-in-charge	23 (47.92)
Hematologist	4 (8.33)
Trainee in hematology	0 (0)
Clinical fellow in hematology	0 (0)
Specialist nurse	0 (0)
Other specialty or role	1 (2.08)
Practicing years
Less than 10 years	20 (41.67)
11–20 years	25 (52.08)
21–30 years	2 (4.17)
More than 30 years	1 (2.08)
Location
Zhejiang Province	26 (54.17)
Shandong Province	9 (18.75)
Hebei Province	7 (14.58)
Heilongjiang Province	2 (4.17)
Hainan Province	1 (2.08)
Henan Province	1 (2.08)
Jiangsu Province	1 (2.08)
Jiangxi Province	1 (2.08)
Practice type
Mainly public	47 (97.72)
Mainly private	1 (2.08)
Evenly split public and private	0 (0)