Gender Differences and Work-Family Conflicts among Emergency Physicians with Intention to Leave

Table 1

The characteristics of the study population.

Descriptive statistics	Number of respondents	%
	N = 222
Age group
≤30	16	7.20%
31–35	70	31.50%
36–40	61	27.50%
41–45	37	16.70%
46–50	18	8.10%
>50	20	9.00%
Mean ± SD	39.0 ± 7.6 years
Gender
Male	194	87.40%
Female	28	12.60%
ED practice hospital level
Medical center	108	48.65%
Local hospital	114	51.35%
Shift length
8 h	31	14%
12 h	110	49.50%
Mixed shifts	76	34.20%
Others	5	2.30%
Clinical work time per month (hours)
≤120	19	8.60%
121–140	21	9.50%
141–160	49	22.10%
161–180	67	30.20%
181–200	50	22.50%
>200	16	7.20%
Night/day shift ratio
Day shift only	16	7.20%
<20%	29	13.10%
21–40%	68	30.60%
41–60%	75	33.80%
61–70%	15	6.80%
>70%	19	8.60%
Weekend shifts per month
1–3	33	14.90%
4–6	178	80.20%
>6	11	5.00%
Financial compensation per month (10,000 NTD)
<30	100	45.00%
30–40	115	51.80%
>40	7	3.20%
Marital status
Married	178	80.18%
Others	44	19.82%
Children
Yes	150	67.60%
No	72	32.40%
Intention to leave within one year
Yes	34	15.30%
No	188	84.70%
Retirement age preference (years old)
<45	30	13.50%
46–50	46	20.70%
51–55	63	28.40%
>55	83	37.40%

SD: standard deviation; ED: emergency department; NTD: New Taiwan dollars.