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Table 3 Differences in individual-level characteristics of village doctors’ job satisfaction (N=1221)

From: Determinants of village doctors’ job satisfaction under China’s health sector reform: a cross-sectional mixed methods study

Variables

Low satisfaction (%)

High satisfaction (%)

P valuea

Overall

627 (51.4)

594 (48.6)

 

Gender

  

0.504

 Male

480 (51.9)

445 (48.1)

 

 Female

147 (49.7)

149 (50.3)

 

Age (years)

  

<0.001

 20–39

211 (59.3)

145 (40.7)

 

 40–59

343 (52.5)

310 (47.5)

 

 60 +

73 (34.4)

139 (65.6)

 

Education

  

<0.001

 ≤Junior high school

43 (28.1)

110 (71.9)

 

 Secondary school

443 (53.6)

384 (46.4)

 

 >Secondary school

141 (58.5)

100 (41.5)

 

Average monthly income (CNY)

  

0.158

 Low

208 (50.5)

204 (49.5)

 

 Ordinary

221 (55.1)

180 (44.9)

 

 High

198 (48.5)

210 (51.5)

 

Pension plan

  

0.648

 None

156 (49.4)

160 (50.6)

 

 NRPP

428 (51.8)

398 (48.2)

 

 Others

43 (54.4)

36 (45.6)

 

Workload

  

<0.001

 Low

261 (39.7)

396 (60.3)

 

 High

366 (64.9)

198 (35.1)

 

Integrated Management

  

<0.313

 Low

302 (52.9)

269 (47.1)

 

 High

325 (50.0)

325 (50.0)

 
  1. a P value by chi-square test