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Table 3 Distribution of respondents according to various demographic and work-related variables

From: Issues and challenges in recruitment for government doctors in Gujarat, India

Respondent

Gender

Age

Class

Category

Total years of experience

No. of years between joining the service and passing the GPSC exama

1

M

36

2

Ad hoc

9

1

2

M

35

2

Bonded

10

1

3

M

53

1

Bonded

22

1

4

M

43

2

Bonded

10

5

5

M

42

2

Bonded

15

7

6

M

31

2

Bonded

7

6

7

F

39

2

Ad hoc

13

6

8

M

46

2

Ad hoc

16

1

9

M

51

1

Ad hoc

21

3

10

F

30

2

Bonded

4

1

11

M

44

2

Ad hoc

11

4

12

F

32

2

Bonded

4.5

3

13

M

42

2

Bonded

18

11

14

M

40

2

Ad hoc

8

3

15

M

32

2

Bonded

8

1

16

M

54

2

Ad hoc

30

NA

17

M

37

2

Bonded

10

4

18

M

55

1

Bonded

29

8

19

M

36

2

Ad hoc

10

5

Average

 

40.94

  

13.44

3.94

  1. aThe gap between the time when MOs (either ad hoc or bonded) first joined the government service and the time they were confirmed in the government service through GPSC. As explained through the table, this gap was fairly large in the case of most of the MOs