Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of PSs in 1996, 2006, and 2016
From: Distribution and retention trends of physician-scientists in Japan: a longitudinal study
1996 Survey | 2006 Survey | 2016 Survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total of subjects, n | 4930 | 5319 | 5212 | |||
% of all physicians | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.6% | |||
Sex, n, % | ||||||
Male | 4441 | 90.1% | 4591 | 86.3% | 4280 | 82.1% |
Female | 489 | 9.9% | 728 | 13.7% | 932 | 17.9% |
Age, n, % | ||||||
≦39 | 2207 | 44.8% | 1671 | 31.4% | 1168 | 22.4% |
40–54 | 1616 | 32.8% | 2352 | 44.2% | 1958 | 37.6% |
55–69 | 1005 | 20.4% | 1114 | 20.9% | 1917 | 36.8% |
≧70 | 102 | 2.1% | 182 | 3.4% | 169 | 3.2% |
Years of experience, n, % | ||||||
0–14 | 2215 | 44.9% | 1682 | 31.6% | 1187 | 22.8% |
15–29 | 1701 | 34.5% | 2358 | 44.3% | 1917 | 36.8% |
30–44 | 913 | 18.5% | 1120 | 21.1% | 1906 | 36.6% |
≧45 | 101 | 2.0% | 159 | 3.0% | 202 | 3.9% |
Qualification as a physician at age under or over 30 years, n, % | ||||||
< 30 | 3825 | 77.6% | 4150 | 78.0% | 4043 | 77.6% |
≧30 | 1105 | 22.4% | 1169 | 22.0% | 1169 | 22.4% |
Workplace, n, % | ||||||
Urban | 2649 | 53.7% | 2991 | 56.2% | 3114 | 59.7% |
Intermediate | 2262 | 45.9% | 2289 | 43.0% | 2042 | 39.2% |
Rural | 19 | 0.4% | 39 | 0.7% | 56 | 1.1% |