Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and univariate analysis of the differences of occupational stress among GPs
| Variables | Frequency (%) | Low (%) | Moderate (%) | High (%) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3236 (100.00) | 313 (9.67) | 1028 (31.77) | 1895 (58.56) | ||
| Region | ||||||
| Eastern China | 1229 (37.98) | 94 (7.65) | 384 (31.24) | 751 (61.11) | 16.00 | < 0.01 |
| Central China | 971 (30.01) | 121 (12.46) | 309 (31.82) | 541 (55.72) | ||
| Western China | 1036 (32.01) | 98 (9.46) | 335 (32.34) | 603 (58.20) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 21– | 515 (15.91) | 62 (12.04) | 218 (42.33) | 235 (45.63) | 54.81 | < 0.01 |
| 30– | 1454 (44.93) | 131 (9.01) | 464 (31.91) | 859 (59.08) | ||
| 40– | 1063 (32.85) | 94 (8.84) | 283 (26.62) | 686 (64.53) | ||
| 50– | 204 (6.30) | 26 (12.75) | 63 (30.88) | 115 (56.37) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1170 (36.16) | 91 (7.78) | 315 (26.92) | 764 (65.30) | 34.55 | < 0.01 |
| Female | 2066 (63.84) | 222 (10.75) | 713 (34.51) | 1131 (54.74) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried/widowed/divorced | 465 (14.37) | 55 (11.83) | 186 (40.00) | 224 (48.17) | 24.20 | < 0.01 |
| Married | 2771 (85.63) | 258 (9.31) | 842 (30.39) | 1671 (60.30) | ||
| Education level | ||||||
| Associate’s degree or vocational diplomaa | 918 (28.37) | 100 (10.89) | 301 (32.79) | 517 (56.32) | 11.40 | 0.02 |
| Bachelor degree | 2139 (66.10) | 186 (8.70) | 672 (31.42) | 1281 (59.89) | ||
| Master degree or higher | 179 (5.53) | 27 (15.08) | 55 (30.73) | 97 (54.19) | ||
| Work tenure (years) | ||||||
| 1– | 2241 (69.25) | 230 (10.26) | 758 (33.82) | 1253 (55.91) | 22.66 | < 0.01 |
| 10– | 825 (25.49) | 69 (8.36) | 217 (26.30) | 539 (65.33) | ||
| 20– | 170 (5.25) | 14 (8.24) | 53 (31.18) | 103 (60.59) | ||
| Contract status | ||||||
| Permanent | 2185 (67.52) | 194 (8.88) | 651 (29.79) | 1340 (61.33) | 21.43 | < 0.01 |
| Temporary | 1051 (24.38) | 119 (11.32) | 377 (35.87) | 555 (52.81) | ||
| Professional title | ||||||
| Elementary or below | 1419 (43.85) | 154 (10.85) | 515 (36.29) | 750 (52.85) | 38.84 | < 0.01 |
| Intermediate | 1412 (43.63) | 114 (8.07) | 412 (29.18) | 886 (62.75) | ||
| Senior | 405 (12.52) | 45 (11.11) | 101 (24.94) | 259 (63.95) | ||
| Management responsibility | ||||||
| Yes | 782 (24.17) | 46 (5.88) | 149 (19.05) | 587 (75.06) | 115.75 | < 0.01 |
| No | 2454 (75.83) | 267 (10.88) | 879 (35.82) | 1308 (53.30) | ||
| Income level | ||||||
| Low | 2281 (70.49) | 210 (9.21) | 726 (31.83) | 1345 (58.97) | 4.62 | 0.33 |
| Moderate | 864 (26.70) | 93 (10.76) | 280 (32.41) | 491 (56.83) | ||
| High | 91 (2.81) | 10 (10.99) | 22 (24.18) | 59 (64.84) | ||
| Working hours per week | ||||||
| ≤ 40 | 1882 (58.16) | 241 (12.81) | 725 (38.52) | 916 (48.67) | 185.36 | < 0.01 |
| > 40 | 1354 (41.84) | 72 (5.32) | 303 (22.38) | 979 (72.30) | ||
| Working overtime | ||||||
| Never | 182 (5.62) | 54 (29.67) | 79 (43.41) | 49 (26.92) | 360.55 | < 0.01 |
| Occasion | 1759 (54.36) | 209 (11.88) | 694 (39.45) | 856 (48.66) | ||
| Frequent | 1295 (40.02) | 50 (3.86) | 255 (19.69) | 990 (76.45) | ||
| Occupational development opportunities | ||||||
| Low | 1650 (50.99) | 153 (9.27) | 470 (28.48) | 1027 (62.24) | 28.70 | < 0.01 |
| Moderate | 1349 (41.69) | 131 (9.71) | 494 (36.62) | 724 (53.67) | ||
| High | 237 (7.32) | 29 (12.24) | 64 (27.00) | 144 (60.76) | ||
Abbreviations: GPs general practitioners
aGPs who have acquired associate degree or vocational diploma. An associate degree required 3 years of education in college after graduation from senior middle school (grade year 10 to year 12), or 5 years of education in college after graduation from junior middle school (grade year 7 to year 9). A vocational diploma requires 2 years of education in vocational schools after graduation from senior middle school, or 3 years of education in vocational schools after graduation from junior middle school