Table 1 Demographic information on the survey sample of rural physicians

Gender

Male

583 (48.7 %)

Female

614 (51.3 %)

Age

21-30

52 (4.3 %)

31-40

637 (53.2 %)

41-50

321 (26.8 %)

51-60

181 (15.1 %)

Professional title

Assistant physician

773 (64.6 %)

Attending physician

379 (31.7 %)

Associate chief physician

10 (0.8 %)

Chief physician

1 (0.1 %)

Highest level of education

Junior college degree and below

1151 (96.2 %)

Undergraduate degree and above

42 (3.5 %)

Years of work experience

5 years or less

111 (9.4 %)

6-10 years

171 (14.5)

11-15 years

306 (25.9 %)

16-20 years

268 (22.7 %)

21-25 years

150 (12.7 %)

26-30 years

32 (2.7 %)

More than 30 years

145 (12.3 %)

Career satisfaction

Very satisfied

187 (15.6 %)

Relatively satisfied

547 (45.5 %)

Neutral

347 (29 %)

Relatively unsatisfied

92 (7.7 %)

Very unsatisfied

18 (1.5 %)

Professional training experience

Yes

756 (63.2 %)

No

391 (32.7 %)