Table 2 Characteristics of the DCE participants
Characteristics | Totala | Malesa | Femalesa |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 26–35 | 575 (79.9) | 278 (72.8) | 297 (87.8) |
 36–45 | 145 (21.1) | 104 (27.2) | 41 (12.2) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 448 (62.2) | 243 (63.6) | 205 (60.7) |
 Single | 272 (33.7) | 139 (36.4) | 133 (39.3) |
Living location | |||
 Population < 100,000 | 82 (11.4) | 43 (11.2) | 39 (11.5) |
 Population > 100,000 | 124 (17.2) | 65 (17.0) | 59 (17.5) |
  Provincial centers | 514 (71.4) | 274 (71.8) | 240 (71.0) |
Practice setting | |||
 Salaried | 341 (47.4) | 180 (47.1) | 161 (47.6) |
 Self-employed | 238 (33.1) | 121 (31.7) | 117 (34.6) |
 No job | 141 (19.5) | 81 (21.2) | 60 (17.8) |
Preferred specialty | |||
 Surgical | 421 (58.5) | 250 (65.4) | 171 (50.6) |
 Non-surgical | 299 (41.5) | 132 (34.6) | 167(49.4) |