Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Participant characteristics (N = 435) | |
|---|---|
| Age, no. (%) a | |
| 20–29 | 8 (1.9) |
| 30–39 | 86 (20.5) |
| 40–49 | 144 (34.3) |
| 50–59 | 106 (25.2) |
| ≥ 60 | 70 (16.7) |
| Prefer not to say | 6 (1.4) |
| Gender, no. (%) a | |
| Male | 280 (66.7) |
| Female | 136 (32.4) |
| Prefer not to say | 4 (1.0) |
| Ethnicity, no. (%) a | |
| Chinese | 394 (93.8) |
| Caucasian | 9 (2.1) |
| Mixed/Multiple | 4 (1.0) |
| Others | 7 (1.7) |
| Prefer not to say | 6 (1.4) |
| Professional Background, no. (%) a | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 31 (7.4) |
| Medicine | 333 (79.9) |
| Nursing | 30 (7.2) |
| Pharmacy | 6 (1.4) |
| Other | 17 (4.1) |
| Highest Professional Qualification, no. (%) a | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 29 (6.9) |
| Specialist qualification | 186 (44.3) |
| Master’s degree | 67 (16.0) |
| Doctorate | 132 (31.4) |
| Other | 6 (1.4) |
| Years Worked as health professions educator, no. (%) a | |
| 0–4 | 50 (11.9) |
| 5–9 | 72 (17.1) |
| 10–14 | 74 (17.6) |
| 15–19 | 47 (11.2) |
| ≥ 20 | 177 (42.1) |
| Employment status, no. (%) a | |
| Full-time | 255 (60.7) |
| Part-time | 14 (3.3) |
| Honorary | 148 (35.2) |
| Temporary | 1 (0.2) |
| Other | 2 (0.5) |
aNumbers do not add up to 435 due to missing data; percentage is calculated based on the number of complete data.