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Table 1 Background characteristics of MPs and GPs

From: Investigation of the differences between the medical personnel’s and general population’s view on the doctor-patient relationship in China by a cross-sectional survey

Group

MPs (%)

GPs (%)

P

Gender

  

0.71

 Male

56(36.36)

127(38.60)

 

 Female

98(63.64)

202(61.40)

 

Age

  

0.21

  ≤ 25

34(22.08)

28(8.51)

 

 26–35

83(53.90)

80(24.32)

 

 36–45

13(8.44)

77(23.40)

 

 46–55

22(14.29)

86(26.14)

 

  ≥ 56

2(1.30)

58(17.63)

 

MPs’ Education

 Technical secondary school/college

10(6.49)

  

 Undergraduate

57(37.01)

  

 Master’s degree

78(50.65)

  

 PhD and above

9(5.84)

  

GPs’ Education

 Elementary school and below

 

5(1.52)

 

 Junior and high school

 

68(20.67)

 

 Technical secondary school/college

 

88(26.75)

 

 Undergraduate

 

126(38.30)

 

 Postgraduate and above

 

42(12.77)

 

Place of residence

  

0.23

 Village/township/town

21(13.64)

54(16.41)

 

 County-level cities/prefecture-level cities

53(34.42)

90(27.36)

 

 Provincial capital cities/Municipalities

80(51.95)

185(56.23)