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Table 2 Basic characteristics of managers (n = 1513)

From: Effect of public hospital managers’ risk and gain perception on their attitude towards physician dual practice: a cross-national study in 31 provinces of China

Variables

n

%

Demographic characteristics

Sex

 Male

893

59.02

 Female

620

40.98

Age (years)

  ≤ 40

452

29.87

 41–50

713

47.13

  ≥ 51

348

23.00

Education

 PhD

72

4.76

 Master

398

26.31

 Bachelor

979

64.71

 Others

64

4.23

Work characteristics

Major

 Others

644

42.56

 Medicine

869

57.44

Length of service (years)

  ≤ 5

628

48.49

 6–10

338

26.10

  ≥ 11

329

25.41

Level of manager’s position

  ≤ Deputy division

1178

77.86

  ≥ Country level

335

22.14

Working environment characteristics

Institutional category

 Others

537

34.49

 General hospital

976

64.51

Institutional level

  < tertiary level

72

5.26

 tertiary level

1298

94.74

Institutional territory

 East

572

37.91

 Middle

448

29.69

 West

489

32.41

Location

 Provincial capital city

525

34.70

 Non-provincial capital city

988

65.30