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Table 1 Description of the sample of physicians included in the analysis (ENSUSALUD 2016) (n = 2137)

From: Development of the set of scales to assess the job satisfaction among physicians in Peru: validity and reliability assessment

  

n

%

Sex

Men

1598

69.0%

 

Women

539

31.0%

Age

23 to 29

145

7.7%

 

30 to 39

664

31.8%

 

40 to 49

595

25.8%

 

50 to 65

733

34.8%

Civil status

Living with a couple (married or cohabiting)

1483

64.4%

 

Living without a partner (single, divorced, separated and widowed)

654

35.7%

With specialty

Yes

1243

52.1%

 

No, in process

344

12.0%

 

No

550

36.0%

Working in other workplace

Yes

932

41.5%

 

No

1205

58.5%

Monthly income

<  4 minimun wages

70

4.2%

 

4–10 minimum wages

1421

65.0%

 

More to ten minimum wages

610

29.3%

 

No report

36

1.5%

Work-related illness

Yes

487

23.0%

 

No

1650

77.0%

Chronic Disease

Yes

563

30.3%

 

No

1575

69.7%

Institution

Ministry of Health

979

43.3%

 

Social Security (EsSalud)

999

37.4%

 

Armed forces and Police Services

33

8.3%

 

Private subsector

126

14.0%

Time working in the health center

Two years or less

691

36.5%

 

3 to 5 years

405

19.6%

 

6 to 10 years

296

12.5%

 

11 years or more

745

31.4%

  1. Monthly income = Less than four minimum wages (≤$890), four to ten minimum wages ($890 to $2225) or more than ten minimum wages (≥$2225)