Comparison of demographic characteristics of the respondents and the tutors
| Demographic characteristics | Respondents | Tutors | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | p Value | |
| NA, not available. | |||||
| Number of doctors | 137 | 183 | |||
| Mean (SD) age | 44.4 (9.4) | NA | NA | ||
| Age group | |||||
| Young (25–40) | 49 | (36.0) | NA | NA | |
| Middle (41–55) | 71 | (52.2) | NA | ||
| Old (56–70) | 16 | (11.8) | NA | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 112 | (82.4) | 155 | (84.7) | 0.57 |
| Female | 24 | (17.6) | 28 | (15.3) | |
| Place of primary medical education | |||||
| Hong Kong | 97 | (72.4) | 130 | (71.0) | 0.94 |
| Western | 30 | (22.4) | 42 | (23.0) | |
| Non-HK and non-Western | 7 | (5.2) | 11 | (6.0) | |
| Postgraduate qualification | |||||
| Yes | 119 | (87.5) | 157 | (85.8) | 0.66 |
| No | 17 | (12.5) | 26 | (14.2) | |
| Years of graduation | |||||
| <10 | 22 | (16.3) | 35 | (19.1) | 0.22 |
| 11–20 | 54 | (40.0) | 65 | (35.5) | |
| 21–30 | 41 | (30.4) | 69 | (37.7) | |
| >31 | 18 | (13.3) | 14 | (7.7) | |
| Professional experience | |||||
| Experienced | 106 | (77.9) | 148 | (80.9) | 0.52 |
| Inexperienced | 30 | (22.1) | 35 | (19.1) | |
| Primary practice setting | |||||
| Solo practice | 92 | (67.6) | 114 | (62.3) | 0.003 |
| Group practice | 25 | (18.4) | 18 | (9.8) | |
| Community health centre | 19 | (14.0) | 51 | (27.9) | |
| Type of clinic | |||||
| Private | 119 | (87.5) | NA | NA | |
| Public | 13 | (9.6) | NA | ||
| NGO | 3 | (2.2) | NA | ||
| Both private and public | 1 | (0.7) | NA | ||