Table 1 The sociodemographic characteristic
From: Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors
Variable | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 106 (34.8) |
Female | 199 (65.2) | |
Age | Mean ± SD | 32.9 ± 9.0 |
Median | 29 | |
Range | 22–60 | |
Education | Intern | 22 (7.2) |
Postgraduate student/ resident | 42 (13.8) | |
General Practitioner | 153 (50.2) | |
Specialist | 88 (28.9) | |
Experience (years) | Mean ± SD | 8.7 ± 8.7 |
Median | 4 | |
Range | 0–35 | |
Work sector | Governmental | 92 (30.2) |
Private | 176 (57.7) | |
both | 37 (12.1) | |
Country of graduation | Jordan | 229 (75.1) |
Arab countries | 40 (13.1) | |
Asia | 4 (1.3) | |
America and Western Europe | 25 (8.2) | |
Eastern Europe | 7 (2.3) | |