Proportions (95% CI) of the sociodemographic and work-related characteristics of 2400 Brazilian physicians stratified by gender
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Gender | |||
| Male | % (95% CI) | Female | % (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <35 | 368 | 26.7 (24.4 to 29.0) | 376 | 36.8 (33.9 to 39.8) |
| 35–60 | 649 | 47.1 (44.5 to 49.6) | 558 | 54.7 (51.7 to 57.5) |
| >60 | 362 | 26.3 (23.9 to 28.7) | 87 | 8.5 (7.0 to 10.3) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Brazilian region | ||||
| Northern | 64 | 4.6 (3.6 to 5.8) | 40 | 3.9 (2.8 to 5.1) |
| Northeastern | 234 | 17.0 (14.9 to 18.9) | 180 | 17.6 (15.2 to 20.0) |
| Southeastern | 745 | 54.0 (51.4 to 56.7) | 600 | 58.8 (55.6 to 61.8) |
| Southern | 214 | 15.5 (13.7 to 17.5) | 140 | 13.7 (11.7 to 15.9) |
| Central-western | 122 | 8.8 (7.5 to 10.4) | 61 | 6.0 (4.6 to 7.4) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Location of address city | ||||
| Capital | 725 | 52.6 (50.3 to 55.3) | 626 | 61.3 (58.5 to 64.5) |
| Countryside | 654 | 47.4 (44.7 to 49.7) | 395 | 38.7 (35.5 to 41.5) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Physician work characteristics | ||||
| Dedication to medical work | ||||
| Integral | 1171 | 84.9 (83.0 to 86.8) | 839 | 82.2 (79.9 to 84.6) |
| Partial | 208 | 15.1 (13.2 to 17.0) | 182 | 17.8 (15.4 to 20.1) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| City of work | ||||
| Same city where they live | 868 | 62.9 (60.4 to 65.6) | 670 | 65.6 (62.6 to 68.5) |
| Another city | 105 | 7.6 (6.2 to 9.1) | 64 | 6.3 (4.8 to 7.8) |
| Both | 406 | 29.4 (27.1 to 31.9) | 287 | 28.1 (25.5 to 30.8) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Administration | ||||
| Public | 245 | 17.8 (15.8 to 19.9) | 273 | 26.7 (24.1 to 29.5) |
| Private | 414 | 30.0 (27.6 to 32.5) | 233 | 22.8 (20.3 to 25.5) |
| Both | 720 | 52.2 (49.6 to 54.8) | 515 | 50.4 (47.4 to 53.5) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Place of work | ||||
| Private institutions | ||||
| Hospital | 585 | 42.4 (39.8 to 45.0) | 329 | 32.2 (29.4 to 35.1) |
| Clinic/Ambulatory | 457 | 33.1 (30.7 to 35.7) | 289 | 28.3 (25.6 to 31.1) |
| Physician’s office | 588 | 42.6 (54.7 to 60.0) | 375 | 36.7 (33.8 to 39.7) |
| University/College | 77 | 5.6 (4.5 to 6.9) | 50 | 4.9 (3.7 to 6.4) |
| Total* | – | – | – | – |
| Public institutions | ||||
| Hospital | 708 | 51.3 (48.7 to 54.0) | 528 | 51.7 (48.6 to 54.8) |
| Family health strategy | 295 | 21.3 (19.2 to 23.5) | 268 | 26.6 (23.6 to 29.0) |
| Other secondary services† | 62 | 4.5 (3.5 to 5.7) | 53 | 5.2 (4.0 to 6.7) |
| University/College | 56 | 4.1 (3.1 to 5.2) | 43 | 4.2 (3.1 to 5.6) |
| Total* | – | – | – | – |
| On-call working | ||||
| Yes | 624 | 45.3 (42.6 to 48.1) | 554 | 45.7 (42.7 to 49.0) |
| No | 755 | 54.7 (51.9 to 57.4) | 467 | 54. 3 (51.0 to 57.3) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Time in practice (years)‡ | ||||
| <10 | 350 | 25.8 (23.5 to 28.1) | 348 | 34.5 (31.6 to 37.6) |
| 10–30 | 505 | 37.2 (34.5 to 39.8) | 457 | 45.3 (42.0 to 48.3) |
| >30 | 503 | 37.0 (34.5 to 39.6) | 204 | 20.2 (17.9 to 22.8) |
| Total | 1358 | – | 1009 | – |
| Weekly workload (hours) | ||||
| <20 | 84 | 6.1 (4.9 to 7.4) | 40 | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.1) |
| 20–40 | 239 | 17.3 (15.3 to 19.5) | 226 | 22.1 (19.7 to 24.9) |
| 40–60 | 552 | 40.0 (37.3 to 42.6) | 482 | 47.2 (44.1 to 50.3) |
| >60 | 504 | 36.5 (33.9 to 39.0) | 273 | 26.7 (24.0 to 29.7) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
| Medical specialty§ | ||||
| Yes | 934 | 67.8 (65.4 to 70.4) | 696 | 68.3 (65.2 to 71.1) |
| No¶ | 443 | 32.2 (29.6 to 34.6) | 323 | 31.7 (28.9 to 34.8) |
| Total | 1377 | – | 1019 | – |
| Monthly wage | ||||
| ≤US$3857 | 195 | 14.1 (12.4 to 16.0) | 285 | 27.9 (25.1 to 30.9) |
| US$3857–5381 | 234 | 17.0 (15.1 to 18.9) | 300 | 29.4 (26.4 to 32.2) |
| US$5381–7175 | 271 | 19.7 (17.6 to 22.0) | 211 | 20.7 (18.3 to 23.1) |
| US$7175–8969 | 218 | 15.8 (13.9 to 17.7) | 97 | 9.5 (7.7 to 11.3) |
| US$8969–10 762 | 127 | 9.2 (7.8 to 10.7) | 48 | 4.7 (3.3 to 6.0) |
| ≥US$10 762 | 277 | 20.1 (18.0 to 22.3) | 45 | 4.4 (3.2 to 5.7) |
| Did not answer | 57 | 4.1 (3.0 to 5.2) | 35 | 3.4 (2.4 to 4.7) |
| Total | 1379 | – | 1021 | – |
*The total number was suppressed because physicians can have multiple places of work simultaneously.
†Other services include specialisation ambulatory, ambulatory of medical assistance, emergency care units, psychosocial care centre and specialised services (AIDS reference centre, blood centre and haemotherapy, worker health centre, and so on).
‡Missing data were observed for 44 individuals.
§Missing data were observed for 3 individuals.
¶The term specialist refers to physicians who obtained the title of specialist by officially recognised specialty societies, through the Brazilian Medical Association, or by concluding medical residency programmes accredited by the National Medical Residency Commission. Physicians with no specialty in Brazil are often called generalists (which differ from those specialised in internal medicine) and often work in primary care services.