Table 1.

Characteristics of primary healthcare providers.

	Total, n (%)	Mastery of patient's information, mean (SD)	P	Information sharing within institution, n (%)	P	Information sharing with other institutions, n (%)	P
Sex
Male	190 (23.0%)	4.335 (1.047)	0.504	155 (87.1%)	0.010	127 (73.4%)	0.145
Female	637 (77.0%)	4.269 (1.200)		546 (93.2%)		454 (78.7%)
Age
<30	244 (29.5%)	4.170 (1.214)	0.100	197 (90.0%)	0.128	175 (81.0%)	0.472
30–40	401 (48.5%)	4.379 (1.130)		345 (92.3%)		278 (76.0%)
40–50	147 (17.8%)	4.172 (1.210)		135 (95.1%)		105 (75.5%)
>50	35 (4.2%)	4.364 (1.055)		26 (83.9%)		25 (80.7%)
Educational background
High school and below	32 (3.9%)	4.063 (1.343)	<0.001	28 (93.3%)	0.503	28 (90.3%)	0.029
Junior college	213 (25.8%)	4.043 (1.301)		182 (91.5%)		160 (82.1%)
Bachelor	534 (64.6%)	4.343 (1.118)		450 (91.3%)		365 (75.9%)
Master and above	48 (5.8%)	4.783 (0.664)		43 (97.7%)		30 (66.7%)
Employment status
Temporary	274 (33.1%)	4.170 (1.229)	0.157	239 (92.3%)	0.483	206 (81.8%)	0.138
Permanent	523 (63.2%)	4.331 (1.151)		440 (91.9%)		356 (75.3%)
NA	30 (3.6%)	4.413 (0.825)		24 (85.7%)		21 (77.8%)
Whether the performance of contracted service is included in the overall performance assessment
No	101 (12.2%)	3.969 (1.439)	0.005	76 (86.4%)	0.050	62 (68.9%)	0.036
Yes	726 (87.8%)	4.323 (1.121)		627 (92.5%)		521 (78.7%)
How the performance of contracted service influences the personal income
None	325 (39.3%)	4.168 (1.205)	0.064	264 (87.4%)	0.001	223 (74.1%)	0.163
Decrease in income	23 (2.8%)	4.136 (1.246)		17 (85.0%)		16 (84.2%)
Increase in income	479 (57.9%)	4.362 (1.136)		422 (95.1%)		344 (79.6%)