Characteristics | Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Albertan physicians | General population |
Entire cohort | 1087 | – | 9.3% | |
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents | ||||
Gender identity | ||||
Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Sex of Albertan physicians 5 | Sex or gender identity of Albertans 35 | |
Cisgender men | 363 | 33.4 | 60.8% | 50.1% |
Cisgender women | 509 | 46.8 | 39.2% | 49.9% |
Transgender men | 1–25 | <3% | Unknown/Not collected | |
Transgender women | 1–25 | |||
Non-binary gender | 1–25 | |||
Gender diverse | 1–25 | |||
Two Spirit | 1–25 | |||
Self-described, unsure or preferred not to answer | 48 | 18.5 | ||
Sexual orientation | ||||
Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Sexual orientation of physicians | Sexual orientation of Canadians 36 | |
Member of the LGBTQI2S+community | 25–50 | <5% | Unknown | 3.0% |
Heterosexual | >1000 | >95% | 97.0% | |
Racial identity* | ||||
Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Racial identity of Canadian physicians 8 | Racial identity of Albertan residents 35 | |
Black | 50 | 4.6 | 2.2% | 3.3% |
White | 547 | 50.3 | 70.3% | 76.5% |
Indigenous | 1–25 | <3% | <1% | 6.5% |
Hispanic | 1–25 | <3% | <1% | 1.4% |
Latinx | 1–25 | <3% | ||
Middle Eastern | 53 | 4.9 | 3.5% | 1.4% |
South Asian | 82 | 7.5 | 10.4% | 5.8% |
East Asian | 67 | 6.2 | 7.4% | 4.0% |
Southeast Asian | 1–25 | <3% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
Race not listed | 33 | 3.0 | Unknown | Unknown |
Preferred not to answer | 188 | 17.3 | ||
Ability | ||||
Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Prevalence of disability among physicians | Prevalence of disability among Albertan adults 17 | |
No disability or other ability | 693 | 74.1 | Unknown | 87.5% |
An other ability or disability* | 368 | 33.9 | 12.5% | |
A sensory impairment | 25–50 | <5% | 5.5% | |
A learning disability | 25–50 | <5% | 2.0% | |
A long-term medical illness | 25–50 | <5% | Not reported | |
A mobility or functional impairment | 1–25 | <3% | 6.4% | |
A mental health disorder | 80 | 8.6 | 3.3% | |
A temporary impairment | 1–25 | <3% | Not reported | |
A other ability not listed above | 1–25 | <3% | Unknown | |
Prefer not to answer | 25–50 | <5% | ||
Work characteristics of survey respondents | ||||
Survey respondents (n) | Survey respondents (%) | Albertan physicians 5 | ||
Discipline of practice | ||||
Family medicine | 291 | 33.4 | 50.0% | |
Medical specialty | 381 | 43.7 | 39.9% | |
Surgical specialty | 88 | 10.1 | 10.1% | |
Not listed | 96 | 11.1 | Unknown | |
Preferred not to answer | 15 | 1.7 | ||
Years in practice | ||||
<5 years | 180 | 20.8 | 5.9% | |
5–10 years | 178 | 20.6 | 15.5% | |
11–15 years | 125 | 14.5 | 14.8% | |
16–20 years | 104 | 12.0 | 13.8% | |
21–25 years | 88 | 10.2 | 13.1% | |
Longer than 25 years | 181 | 20.9 | 36.9% | |
Practice location | ||||
Metropolitan centre | 644 | 67.6 | 92.7% | |
Urban centre | 105 | 11.0 | ||
Large rural centre | 44 | 4.6 | 7.3% | |
Rural area | 62 | 6.5 | ||
Remove area | 21 | 2.2 | ||
Not listed | 77 | 8.1 | Unknown | |
Practice setting* | ||||
Hospital | 601 | 63.1 | ||
Outpatient clinic | 482 | 50.6 | ||
Primary care network | 152 | 15.9 | ||
Non-clinical administrative role | 111 | 11.6 | ||
Not described | 80 | 8.4 | ||
University affiliation | 695 | 63.9 | ||
University of Alberta | 206 | 19.0 | ||
University of Calgary | 437 | 40.2 |
*Multiple responses permitted, percentages may exceed 100%.
LGBTQI2S+, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit - a diverse group of people who have a sexual orientation other than heterosexual and/or a gender identity other than cisgender.