From: Aging village doctors in five counties in rural China: situation and implications
On-the-job trainingaN (%) | Prior to employmentbN (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Licensed (assistant) doctorsc | Village doctorsd | Licensed (assistant) doctors | Village doctors |
<50 | 116 (59.2) | 456 (54.9) | 139 (70.5) | 318 (55.2) |
50–60 | 28 (14.3) | 163 (19.6) | 21 (10.7) | 105 (18.2) |
>60 | 52 (26.5) | 212 (25.5) | 37 (18.8) | 153 (26.6) |
Total | 196 (100) | 831 (100) | 197 (100) | 576 (100) |
χ 2 | 3.01 | 14.63 | ||
P value | 0.221 | 0.001 |