NO. OF RESPONDENTS (% OF CATEGORY)* | ||
---|---|---|
VARIABLE | MEN | WOMEN |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Sex | 93 (43.1) | 123 (56.9) |
Age, y | ||
• < 30 | 3 (3.3) | 12 (9.8) |
• 31–40 | 38 (41.3) | 47 (38.2) |
• 41–55 | 44 (47.8) | 57 (46.3) |
• > 55 | 7 (7.6) | 7 (5.7) |
Marital status | ||
• Single | 6 (6.5) | 17 (13.8) |
• Married or common law | 84 (90.3) | 95 (77.2) |
• Separated or divorced | 3 (3.2) | 9 (7.3) |
• Widowed | 0 (0) | 2 (1.6) |
Decade of graduation | ||
• 1980 or later | 73 (78.5) | 91 (74.0) |
• 1979 or earlier | 20 (21.5) | 32 (26.0) |
Income (per annum), $ | ||
• < 80 000 | 4 (4.4) | 11 (9.1) |
• 80 000–100 000 | 4 (4.4) | 14 (11.6) |
• 100 001–150 000 | 21 (23.3) | 55 (45.5) |
• 150 001–200 000 | 17 (18.9) | 23 (19.0) |
• 200 001–300 000 | 27 (30.0) | 14 (11.6) |
• > 300 000 | 17 (18.9) | 4 (3.3) |
No. of children | ||
• 0 | 12 (12.9) | 33 (26.8) |
• 1 | 9 (9.7) | 15 (12.2) |
• 2 | 36 (38.7) | 36 (29.3) |
• 3 | 23 (24.7) | 27 (22.0) |
• ≥ 4 | 13 (14.0) | 12 (9.8) |
Occupation of spouse | ||
• Physician | 14 (16.3) | 37 (38.1) |
• Stay-at-home parent | 20 (23.3) | 4 (4.1) |
• Other profession | 52 (60.5) | 56 (57.7) |
Practice-related characteristics | ||
Specialty | ||
• Other specialists | 45 (48.3) | 46 (37.4) |
• Family doctors | 48 (51.7) | 77 (62.6) |
Parental leave taken | 12 (14.8) | 84 (95.5) |
Parental leave benefits | ||
• Yes | 1 (1.3) | 31 (34.8) |
• No | 79 (98.8) | 58 (65.2) |
Hours worked per week | ||
• < 20 | 0 (0) | 5 (4.1) |
• 21–40 | 9 (9.9) | 17 (13.8) |
• 41–60 | 28 (30.8) | 48 (39.0) |
• 61–80 | 38 (41.8) | 36 (29.3) |
• > 80 | 16 (17.6) | 17 (13.8) |
Practice location | ||
• Urban | 57 (62.0) | 81 (65.9) |
• Rural | 35 (38.0) | 42 (34.1) |
Type of practice | ||
• Solo | 32 (34.8) | 22 (19.5) |
• Group | 60 (65.2) | 91 (80.5) |
Type of remuneration | ||
• Fee-for-service | 68 (82.9) | 73 (62.4) |
• Salaried | 14 (17.1) | 44 (37.6) |
Positive parent-physician role model | ||
• Yes | 7 (8.0) | 25 (21.9) |
• No | 80 (92.0) | 89 (78.1) |
↵* Numbers might not add up to total number of respondents owing to missing data.