Table 1 Distribution of cases according to job-related variables and gender in the 3-cluster solution
Clusters (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Categories | n (%) | 1 | 2 | 3 | P * |
Considers dentistry as main professional occupation | Yes | 291(90.4) | 98.7 | 94.4 | 73.5 | <0.001 |
No/don't know | 31 (9.6) | 1.3 | 5.6 | 26.5 | ||
Dental practice environment | Public/Private | 59 (18.3) | 11.9 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 0.019 |
Private | 134 (41.6) | 45.0 | 48.3 | 34.7 | ||
Public/Privatized/Private | 111 (34.5) | 43.0 | 27.0 | 40.8 | ||
Main professional activity | General dental care | 131 (40.7) | 11.3 | 93.3 | 44.9 | <0.001 |
Specialized dental care | 140 (43.5) | 74.8 | 3.4 | 34.7 | ||
Academic/administrative | 51 (15.8) | 13.9 | 3.4 | 20.4 | ||
Main location of dental practice | Large city | 254 (78.9) | 90.7 | 53.9 | 91.8 | <0.001 |
Medium city | 36 (11.2) | 7.9 | 21.3 | 6.1 | ||
Small city | 25 (7.8) | 1.3 | 24.7 | 2.0 | ||
Ordinary weekly workload | ≤ 20 hours | 39 (12.1) | 5.3 | 1.1 | 49.0 | <0.001 |
≥21 and <40 hours | 138 (42.9) | 40.4 | 46.1 | 51.0 | ||
≥40 hours | 139 (43.2) | 54.3 | 52.8 | 0 | ||
Highest qualification level | Undergraduate degree | 94 (29.2) | 1.3 | 74.2 | 24.5 | <0.001 |
Specialization degree | 164 (50.9) | 68.9 | 23.6 | 61.2 | ||
MSC and/or PhD | 63 (19.6) | 29.8 | 2.2 | 14.3 | ||
Dentistry as the main source of income | Yes | 286 (88.8) | 97.4 | 94.4 | 69.4 | <0.001 |
No | 35(10.9) | 2.6 | 5.6 | 30.6 | ||
Main family breadwinner | Yes | 114 (35.4) | 51.0 | 27.0 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
No | 204 (63.4) | 49.0 | 73.0 | 95.9 | ||
Has or has had health problems which hinder dental practice | Yes | 74 (23.0) | 22.5 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 0.605 |
No | 248 (77.0) | 77.5 | 78.7 | 71.4 | ||
Gender | Female | 209 (64.9) | 53.0 | 71.9 | 89.8 | <0.001 |
Male | 113 (35.1) | 47.0 | 28.1 | 10.2 | ||