Table 1.

Demographic Summary of Participants (N = 40)

CharacteristicNo.CharacteristicNo.CharacteristicNo.
Primary Care Physicians (n = 16)
Age, yPostgraduate trainingQualification
    29-39  3    General Medicine11    Assistant Physician  1
    40-4910    Infectious Diseases  1    Resident  2
    50-59  2    Ophthalmology  1    Associate Chief Physician  7
    61  1    Health Management  1    Chief Physician  6
Sex    Chinese Medicine  1Length of employment, y
    Female  8    Surgery  1    1-10  3
    Male  8Region    11-20  6
    Northern China  8    21-30  4
    Southern China  8    31-40  3
Patients (n = 24)
Age, yOccupationEducational level attained
    21-29  5    Professionals  4    Bachelor’s degree and above10
    30-39  2    Managers  2    Vocational school  7
    40-49  9    Semi-skilled labor  5    Senior high school  4
    50-59  3    Self-employed  3    Junior high school  3
    60-69  4    Student  3Marital status
    70  1    Retired  7    Married18
SexRegion    Single  6
    Female13    Northern China14
    Male11    Southern China10