Table 2 Sample description: vocational variables by gender
N (%) or M (±SD) | N (%) or M (±SD) | N (%) or M (±SD) | N (%) or M (±SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Diverse | Total | |
Years in work (without students, N = 539) | ||||
Working yrs. M (±SD) | 13.38 (±11.40) | 12.03 (±11.18) | 5.00 (±4.40) | 12.90 (±11.33) |
Type of workplace | ||||
Private | 382 (69.07%) | 163 (29.48%) | 3 (0.54%) | 548 (99.09%) |
Government/public | 291 (52.62%) | 86 (15.55%) | 4 (0.72%) | 381 (68.89%) |
Teaching institution | 81 (14.65%) | 46 (8.32%) | 1 (0.18%) | 128 (23.15%) |
Research institution | 16 (2.89%) | 15 (2.71%) | 1 (0.18%) | 32 (5.79%) |
Sports club | 21 (3.80%) | 20 (3.62%) | 2 (0.26%) | 43 (7.78%) |
Self-employed/owner | 176 (31.83%) | 87 (15.73%) | 1 (0.18%) | 264 (47.74%) |
Other | 36 (6.51%) | 7 (1.27%) | 0 (0%) | 43 (7.78%) |
Average of workplaces currently or over career | ||||
Workplaces M (±SD) | 2.64 (±1.53) | 2.49 (±1.53) | 2.40 (±0.89) | 2.59 (±1.52) |
Working area | ||||
Rural area | 29 (5.5%) | 20 (3.8%) | 1 (0.2%) | 50 (9.5%) |
Urban area | 273 (51.8%) | 113 (21.4%) | 3 (0.6%) | 389 (73.8%) |
Both areas | 56 (10.6%) | 31 (5.9%) | 1 (0.2%) | 88 (16.7%) |
Different fields of work (including students) | ||||
Acupuncture/dry needling | 52 (9.39%) | 36 (6.50%) | 0 (0%) | 88 (15.9%) |
Animal practice | 2 (0.36%) | 2 (0.36%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.7%) |
Aquatic therapy | 67 (12.09%) | 11 (1.99%) | 0 (0%) | 78 (14.1%) |
Cardiorespiratory | 124 (22.38%) | 47 (8.48%) | 3 (0.54%) | 174 (31.4%) |
Disability (intellectual and physical) | 83 (14.98%) | 36 (6.50%) | 2 (0.36%) | 121 (21.8%) |
Education in physiotherapy | 105 (18.95%) | 51 (9.21%) | 0 (0%) | 156 (28.1%) |
Health promotion | 83 (14.98%) | 40 (7.22%) | 2 (0.36%) | 125 (22.5%) |
Information management/ administration | 33 (5.96%) | 13 (2.35%) | 1 (0.18%) | 47 (8.5%) |
Mental health | 31 (5.60%) | 8 (1.44%) | 1 (0.18%) | 40 (7.2%) |
Neurology | 144 (25.99%) | 64 (11.55%) | 2 (0.36%) | 210 (36.8%) |
Occupational health and ergonomics | 44 (7.94%) | 27 (4.87%) | 0 (%) | 71 (12.8%) |
Oncology/palliative care | 64 (11.55%) | 16 (2.89%) | 0 (%) | 80 (14.4%) |
Orthopedics/manual therapy | 246 (44.40%) | 118 (21.30%) | 2 (0.36%) | 366 (65.9%) |
Older people | 161 (29.06%) | 62 (11.19%) | 0 (0%) | 223 (40.2%) |
Pediatrics | 115 (20.76%) | 30 (5.42%) | 0 (0%) | 145 (26.1%) |
Rehabilitations | 236 (42.60%) | 105 (18.95%) | 2 (0.36%) | 343 (61.8%) |
Research | 55 (9.93%) | 30 (5.42%) | 2 (0.36%) | 87 (15.7%) |
Sport physiotherapy | 115 (20.76%) | 92 (16.61%) | 1 (0.18%) | 208 (37.5%) |
Women’s, men’s and pelvic health | 82 (13.00%) | 18 (3.25%) | 0 (%) | 100 (18.0%) |
Other | 40 (7.22%) | 10 (1.81%) | 1 (0.18%) | 51 (9.2%) |
Average of different working fields | ||||
Working fields M (±SD) | 4.97 (±3.41) | 5.05 (±3.10) | 3.80 (±3.39) | 4.90 (±3.04) |