Table 2 The first time you were offered a red packet
From: The red packet phenomenon from the perspective of young Chinese doctors: a questionnaire study
Questions | Responses | N(%) | All |
|---|---|---|---|
Q1: How long had you worked in hospital when you were offered the first red packet? | 1 year | 146 (55.5) | 263 |
2 years | 81 (30.8) | ||
3 years | 22 (8.4) | ||
Longer than three years | 11 (4.2) | ||
Invalid answer | 3 (1.1) | ||
Q2: What was your position when you were offered the first red packet? | Resident | 131 (49.8) | 263 |
Fellow | 131 (49.8) | ||
Attending and chief physician | 1 (0.4) | ||
Q3: Who provided the red packet? | Patient | 43 (16.3) | 263 |
Patient’s family | 220 (83.7) | ||
Q4: What was the nature of the first red packet? | A pre-surgery red packet | 200 (76.0) | 263 |
An intra-operative red packet | 2 (0.8) | ||
An after surgery red packet | 61 (23.2) | ||
Q5: What was your reaction when you were offered the first red packet? | Accepted it directly | 12 (4.6) | 263 |
Refused it directly | 182 (69.2) | ||
Did not refuse it directly, but “returned” it by deducting it from the patient’s medical bill | 63 (24) | ||
Handed it over to the hospital disciplinary department | 4 (1.52) | ||
Other | 2 (0.76) | ||
Q6: If you did not accept it directly, what was your reason? | Receiving red packets is against professional ethics | 184 (73.3) | 251 |
The hospital/department banned such activities | 32 (12.7) | ||
No other doctors accept red packets | 2 (0.8) | ||
The patient’s condition was too complicated to take responsibility | 8 (3.2) | ||
The value of the red packet was too large to accept | 5 (2) | ||
Other______ (please write your reaction) | 20 (8) | ||
Q7: After that, have you since accepted red packets? | No | 190 (75.7) | 251 |
Yes | 61 (24.3) |