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Table 2 Respondents’ demographic data (n = 839)

From: Self-evaluated ethical competence of a practicing physiotherapist: a national study in Finland

 

n

%

Mean

Median

SD

Min

Max

Age (years)

839

 

44.53

46.00

11.57

22

70

Working experience (years)

839

 

18.10

18.00

11.79

0

45

Gender

 Male

86

10

 

 Female

753

90

 

Education

839

  

 Polytechnic

414

49

 

 College level

385

46

 

 Othera

40

5

 

Work place

819

  

 Public sector

392

48

 

 Private sector

397

48

 

 Otherb

30

4

 

Encountering of ethical problems at work

833

  

 Yes

611

73

 

 No

222

27

 

Frequency of encountering ethical problems

614

  

 Daily

24

4

 

 Weekly

122

20

 

 Monthly

175

29

 

 Rarely

293

48

 

Continuing education in ethics after graduation

838

  

 Yes

166

20

 

 No

672

80

 

Team / committee work in ethics

832

  

 Yes

24

3

 

 No

808

97

 
  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. aonly the highest degree reported (MSc, PhD)
  3. bunemployed, researcher, teacher