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Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic, and health measures of the respondents in Guangdong Province by type of healthcare providers

From: General practitioners versus other physicians in the quality of primary care: a cross-sectional study in Guangdong Province, China

Variables

Total

GPs

Non-GPs

N = 401(372 ~ 401)

N = 163(150 ~ 163)

N = 238(220 ~ 238)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

   

 Male

239 (59.60)

89 (54.60)

150 (63.03)

 Female

162 (40.40)

74 (45.40)

88 (36.97)

Age*

   

 <35

159 (40.56)

59 (37.34)

100 (42.74)

 35~

151 (38.52)

73 (46.20)

78 (33.33)

 45~

82 (20.92)

26 (16.46)

56 (23.93)

Education**

   

 <Bachelor

130 (33.33)

77 (47.83)

53 (23.14)

 ≥Bachelor

260 (66.67)

84 (52.17)

176 (76.86)

Working site**

   

 Country hospital

88 (21.95)

11 (6.75)

77 (32.35)

 Rural CHC

88 (21.95)

55 (33.74)

33 (13.87)

 Tertiary hospital

76 (18.95)

4 (2.45)

72 (38.24)

 Secondary hospital

40 (9.98)

4 (2.45)

36 (15.13)

 Urban CHC

109 (27.18)

89 (54.60)

20 (8.40)

Working intensity*

   

 Light

202 (52.88)

87 (58.00)

115 (49.57)

 Heavy

180 (47.12)

63 (42.00)

117 (50.43)

Prof-training

   

 No

71 (17.71)

23 (14.11)

48 (20.17)

 Yes

330 (82.29)

140 (85.89)

190 (79.83)

Income**

   

 <3000

79 (21.24)

38 (25.00)

41 (18.64)

 3000~

149 (40.05)

72 (47.37)

77 (35.00)

 5000~

144 (38.71)

42 (27.63)

102 (46.36)

Intent to stay*

   

 No

63 (15.71)

17 (10.43)

46 (19.33)

 Yes

338 (84.29)

146 (89.57)

192 (80.67)

Health status

   

 Not well

47 (11.72)

14 (8.59)

33 (13.87)

 Well

354 (88.28)

149 (91.41)

205 (86.13)

  1. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; based on Chi-square test of difference across healthcare providers