Category | In general practice in Sweden (%) | In specialties other than general practice in Sweden (%) | |
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Position in Sweden | Undergoing specialty training or held a position as a specialist or senior doctor | 55 (54) | 46 (46) |
Gender* | Women | 31 (67) | 15 (33) |
Men | 24 (44) | 31 (56) | |
Year of birth* | 1970 or before | 6 (55) | 5 (45) |
1971–1980 | 31 (60) | 21 (40) | |
1981 or later | 18 (47) | 20 (53) | |
Region of origin (n = 84†)‡ | Asia | 26 | 23 |
Europe | 13 | 11 | |
Northern America, Latin America or the Caribbean | 5 | 3 | |
Africa | 4 | 3 | |
Region for medical education (n = 96†)‡ | Asia | 21 | 27 |
Europe | 17 | 18 | |
Northern America, Latin America or the Caribbean | 5 | 2 | |
Africa | 4 | 3 | |
Year of medical graduation (n = 94†) | 2000 or before | 17 (77) | 5 (23) |
2001–2010 | 30 (51) | 30 (51) | |
2011 or later | 4 (31) | 9 (70) | |
General practice as a specialty in the country of medical education (n = 98†) | Was a specialty in country of education | 22 (44) | 28 (56) |
Was not a specialty in country of education | 32 (67) | 16 (33) | |
Specialty training before migrating to Sweden (n = 99†) | Had begun or completed specialty training | 22 (56) Twenty-one indicated a specialty area. Four had begun or completed specialty training in general practice before migrating to Sweden. At least three were practising general practice in Sweden. General practice was a specialty in the country of education of 16 respondents | 17 (44) Seventeen indicated a specialty area. None had begun or had completed specialty training in general practice before migrating to Sweden. Four had begun or completed specialty training in the same category as the same specialty in Sweden |
Had not begun or completed specialty training | 32 (53) | 28 (47) | |
Mean age when answering the questionnaire* (n = 101) | 42 | 40 |