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Table 6 Differences in individual-level characteristics of village doctors’ workload

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

Variables

Low workload (%)

High workload (%)

P value a

 Gender

  

0.005

  Male

477 (51.57)

448 (48.43)

 

  Female

180 (60.81)

116 (39.19)

 

 Age (years)

  

0.752

  20–39

189 (53.09)

167 (46.91)

 

  40–59

349 (53.45)

304 (46.55)

 

  60 +

119 (56.13)

93 (43.87)

 

 Education

  

<0.001

  ≤Junior high school

106 (69.28)

47 (30.72)

 

  Secondary school

450 (54.41)

377 (45.59)

 

  >Secondary school

101 (41.91)

140 (58.09)

 

 Average monthly income (CNY)

  

0.006

  Low

244 (59.22)

168 (40.78)

 

  Ordinary

217 (54.11)

184 (45.89)

 

  High

196 (48.04)

212 (51.96)

 

 Pension plan

  

0.098

  None

47 (59.49)

32 (40.51)

 

  NRPP

427 (51.69)

399 (48.31)

 

  Others

183 (57.91)

133 (42.09)