Table 2

Basic health and disability status of physician respondents: N = 3213.

DESCRIPTION%*
General health status
 • Excellent24
 • Very good42
 • Good26
 • Fair8
 • Poor1
Physical health made it difficult to work in past mo
 • None of the time76
 • Some of the time19
 • Half of the time2
 • Most of the time1
 • All of the time1
Mental health made it difficult to work in past mo
 • None of the time74
 • Some of the time22
 • Half of the time2
 • Most of the time2
 • All of the time1
Mental health status
 • ≥2 wk of anhedonia in the past y21
 • Depressed for ≥ 2 wk in the past y23
 • Thought about death a lot during those ≥ 2 wk37
Long-term health condition reduces work activity
 • Never76
 • Sometimes20
 • Often4
Modified work environment because of a disability
 • No88
 • Yes (practising with minor disability-related work modifications)7
 • Yes (practising with major disability-related work modifications)6
Disability insurance is important for me
 • Strongly agree48
 • Agree38
 • Neither agree nor disagree9
 • Disagree4
 • Strongly disagree2
Have disability insurance
 • Yes86
Satisfied with disability insurance
 • Strongly agree25
 • Agree50
 • Neither agree nor disagree14
 • Disagree9
 • Strongly disagree2
Ever denied disability insurance
 • Yes9
  • * Percentages might not add to 100% owing to rounding.

  • Proportion calculated based on the number of respondents who experienced anhedonia or depression for ≥ 2 wk.