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Table 1 Characteristics of the survey sample

From: Inflows of foreign-born physicians and their access to employment and work experiences in health care in Finland: qualitative and quantitative study

 

Primary care

Specialized care

Private sector

 

*

Age (Mean, (SD)

43 (10)

43 (11)

50 (8)

 

F = 7.3, P <0.001

Women (%)

54

77

45

 

χ2 = 32.6, P <0.001

Country of origin (%)

   

%

n

χ2 = 15.7, P = 0.003

Estonian

27

35

33

32

150

 

Russian

42

25

24

32

151

 

Other

31

39

44

37

173

 

Residence permit based on (%)

  

χ2 = 36.9, P <0.001

Ethnic returnee

18

7

10

12

52

 

Family

44

32

51

38

168

 

Work

35

60

32

48

209

 

Refugee/asylum seeker

3

1

7

3

11

 

Arrived in Finland (%)

    

χ2 = 48.3, P <0.001

Before 1989

13

12

40

15

72

 

1990–1999

34

29

51

33

155

 

2000–2005

30

40

4

33

155

 

2006–2010

23

20

4

20

93

 

Specialization (%)

    

χ2 = 113.6, P <0.001

No

45

7

20

22

107

 

Ongoing specialization

25

37

14

30

149

 

Specialized

30

58

66

48

240

 
  1. *Based on χ2 test for categorical variables and on F-statistics on continuous variables.