Table 1

Participant demographics*

Survey participants, n1411
Gender, n (%)
 Female1140 (81.6)
Ethnicity, n (%)†
 Māori102 (7.6)
 NZ European995 (73.9)
 Asian190 (14.1)
 Other60 (4.5)
Age, n (%)
 <35 years366 (25.9)
 35–44 years299 (21.2)
 45–54 years346 (24.5)
 >55 years400 (28.3)
Profession, n (%)
 Medical269 (19.1)
 Nursing468 (33.2)
 Dental86 (6.1)
 Allied health486 (34.4)
 Other health102 (7.2)
  • *Comparative national health workforce data not available.

  • †Prioritised ethnicity output.18

  • ‡‘Other’ ethnicity includes Pacific Peoples, and participants have been identified as such within the text.

  • NZ, New Zealand.