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Table 2 Distribution of interviewee responses: Working environment

From: A survey of perceived training differences between ophthalmology residents in Hong Kong and China

 

China

Hong Kong

P value*

Working time (hours per week, including both clinical and research activities)

   

 40

2 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

0.20

 45

2 (4.0)

2 (11.1)

 

 50

7 (14.0)

4 (22.2)

 

 55

9 (18.0)

6 (33.3)

 

 60

8 (16.0)

4 (22.2)

 

 65

10 (20.0)

1 (5.6)

 

 70

12 (24.0)

1 (5.6)

 

Proportion of time spent in completing medical documents (such as patient charts)

   

 ≤10 %

2 (4.2)

8 (42.1)

<0.0001

 ≤20 %

2 (4.2)

5 (26.3)

 

 ≤30 %

9 (18.8)

3 (15.8)

 

 ≤40 %

5 (10.4)

2 (10.5)

 

 ≤50 %

8 (16.7)

1 (5.3)

 

 ≤60 %

10 (20.8)

0 (0.0)

 

 >60 %

12 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Salary satisfaction

   

 Earned > deserved

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

<0.0001

 Earned = deserved

2 (4.0)

13 (68.4)

 

 Earned < deserved

48 (96.0)

6 (31.6)

 

Do you want your children to practice medicine?

   

 Yes

1 (2.0)

8 (40.0)

<0.0001

 No

34 (69.4)

1 (5.0)

 

 Respect child’s choice

14 (28.6)

11 (55.0)

 

 Missing

1 (2.0)

  
  1. *Fisher’s exact test