Table 1 Distribution of any type of WPV, physical and nonphysical violence against emergency physicians
Variables | Total n (%) | Any type of WPV∗ n (%) | Physical violence n (%) | Nonphysical violence n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 14 848 (100.00) | 13 423 (90.40) | 7639 (51.45) | 13 363 (90.00) |
Socioeconomic development level | ||||
High | 5084 (34.24) | 4558 (33.96) | 2414 (31.60) | 4536 (33.94) |
Medium | 5876 (39.57) | 5425 (40.42) | 3178 (41.60) | 5402 (40.43) |
Low | 3888 (26.19) | 3440 (25.63) | 2047 (26.80) | 3425 (25.63) |
Geographic region | ||||
Eastern China | 5857 (39.45) | 5256 (89.74) | 2762 (47.16) | 5231 (89.31) |
Central China | 4005 (26.97) | 3686 (92.03) | 2210 (55.18) | 3676 (91.79) |
Western China | 4986 (33.58) | 4481 (89.87) | 2667 (53.49) | 4456 (89.37) |
Age, years | ||||
< 45 | 11 451 (77.12) | 10 416 (90.96) | 5728 (50.02) | 10 372 (90.58) |
≥ 45 | 3397 (22.88) | 3007 (88.52) | 1911 (56.26) | 2991 (88.05) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 10 472 (70.53) | 9587 (91.55) | 6020 (57.49) | 9548 (91.18) |
Female | 4376 (29.47) | 3836 (87.66) | 1619 (37.00) | 3815 (87.18) |
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried/widowed/divorced | 2352 (15.84) | 2080 (88.44) | 1087 (46.22) | 2067 (88.88) |
Married | 12 496 (84.16) | 11 343 (90.77) | 6552 (52.43) | 11 296 (90.40) |
Education level | ||||
Associate’s degree or vocational diploma# | 863 (5.81) | 753 (87.25) | 459 (53.19) | 748 (87.67) |
Bachelor degree | 10,052 (67.70) | 9157 (91.10) | 5400 (53.72) | 9110 (91.63) |
Master degree or higher | 3933 (26.49) | 3513 (89.32) | 1780 (45.26) | 3505 (89.12) |
Level of hospital | ||||
Others | 237 (1.60) | 180 (75.95) | 100 (42.19) | 175 (75.84) |
Secondary hospital | 4691 (31.59) | 4264 (90.90) | 2560 (54.57) | 4242 (90.43) |
Tertiary hospital | 9920 (66.81) | 8979 (90.51) | 4979 (50.19) | 8946 (90.18) |
Ownership | ||||
Non-governmental | 624 (4.20) | 552 (88.46) | 322 (51.60) | 549 (88.98) |
Governmental | 14 224 (95.80) | 12 871 (90.49) | 7317 (51.44) | 12 814 (90.09) |
Work tenure, years | ||||
< 10 | 9462 (63.73) | 8546 (90.32) | 4699 (49.66) | 8511 (90.95) |
≥ 10 | 5386 (36.27) | 4877 (90.55) | 2940 (54.59) | 4852 (90.09) |
Contract status | ||||
Permanent | 9514 (64.08) | 8584 (90.22) | 4879 (51.28) | 8550 (90.87) |
Temporary | 5334 (35.92) | 4839 (90.72) | 2760 (51.74) | 4813 (90.23) |
Professional title | ||||
Elementary or below | 5053 (34.03) | 4484 (88.74) | 2415 (47.79) | 4459 (88.24) |
Intermediate | 5799 (39.06) | 5386 (92.88) | 3102 (53.49) | 5367 (92.55) |
Senior | 3996 (26.91) | 3553 (88.91) | 2122 (53.10) | 3537 (88.51) |
Income status | ||||
High | 1654 (11.14) | 1437 (86.88) | 790 (47.76) | 1429 (86.40) |
Middle | 6609 (44.51) | 5987 (90.59) | 3223 (48.77) | 5966 (90.27) |
Low | 6585 (44.35) | 5999 (91.10) | 3626 (55.06) | 5968 (91.63) |
Shift work | ||||
Yes | 12 956 (87.26) | 11 892 (91.79) | 6863 (52.97) | 11 844 (91.42) |
No | 1892 (12.74) | 1531 (80.92) | 776 (41.01) | 1519 (80.29) |
BMI, kg/m2 | ||||
< 18.5 | 436 (2.94) | 376 (86.24) | 158 (36.24) | 376 (86.24) |
18.5–< 24.0 | 6826 (45.97) | 6123 (89.70) | 3258 (47.73) | 6092 (89.25) |
24.0–< 28.0 | 5682 (38.27) | 5184 (91.24) | 3144 (55.33) | 5164 (91.88) |
≥ 28.0 | 1904 (12.82) | 1740 (91.39) | 1079 (56.67) | 1731 (91.91) |
History of hypertension | ||||
No | 12 544 (84.48) | 11 262 (89.78) | 6146 (49.00) | 11 209 (89.36) |
Yes | 2304 (15.52) | 2161 (93.79) | 1493 (64.80) | 2154 (93.49) |
History of diabetes | ||||
No | 14 256 (96.01) | 12 886 (90.39) | 7249 (50.85) | 12 829 (90.99) |
Yes | 592 (3.99) | 537 (90.71) | 390 (65.88) | 534 (90.20) |
History of CHD | ||||
No | 14 378 (96.83) | 12 977 (90.26) | 7281 (50.64) | 12 917 (90.84) |
Yes | 470 (3.17) | 446 (94.89) | 358 (76.17) | 446 (94.89) |
Smoking status | ||||
Nonsmokers | 11 926 (80.32) | 10 713 (89.83) | 5881 (49.31) | 10 661 (89.39) |
Smokers | 2922 (19.68) | 2710 (92.74) | 1758 (60.16) | 2702 (92.47) |
Alcohol drinking | ||||
Nondrinkers | 11 100 (74.76) | 9956 (89.69) | 5390 (48.56) | 9912 (89.30) |
Drinkers | 3748 (25.24) | 3467 (92.50) | 2249 (60.01) | 3451 (92.08) |
Having preventive measures of WPV | ||||
Yes | 8930 (60.14) | 7848 (87.88) | 4205 (47.09) | 7802 (87.37) |
No | 5918 (39.86) | 5575 (94.20) | 3434 (58.03) | 5561 (94.97) |
Having preventive training of WPV | ||||
Yes | 4744 (31.95) | 4016 (84.65) | 2177 (45.89) | 3992 (84.15) |
No | 10 104 (68.05) | 9407 (93.10) | 5462 (54.06) | 9371 (93.75) |
Encouraging to report WPV | ||||
Yes | 7118 (47.94) | 6110 (85.84) | 3312 (46.53) | 6069 (85.26) |
No | 7730 (52.06) | 7313 (94.61) | 4327 (55.98) | 7294 (94.36) |