Psychiatrists’ awareness of the cost of medication, rates of social disability pension, and their attitudes regarding knowledge of treatment costs

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample (N = 175)

Variable	N	%	Mean	Standard deviation	Missing
Sex					38
Male	76	55
Female	61	44
Age			47	11.89	45
Country of birth					43
Israel	97	73.7
Abroad	35	26.5
Marital status					38
Single	14	10.2
Married	110	80.3
Divorce	12	8.8
Widow	1	< 1
Children			2.63	1.32	61
Study institute location					43
Israel	97	73.5
Abroad	35	26.5
Residency institute location					61
Israel	112	98.2
Abroad	2	1.8
Specialization type					58
Adult psychiatry	87	74.7
Child & adolescent psychiatry	22	18.8
Integrated specialization (adults + child and adolescent)	8	6.8
Level of specialization					58
Resident	24	20.5
Specialized	93	79.5
Residency’s stage					–
Before stage A exam	10	41.7
Before final exam	7	29.2
After final exam	7	29.2
District					78
North	7	7.2
Haifa	12	12.4
Tel Aviv	20	20
Jerusalem	9	9.3
Center	40	41.2
South	9	9.3
Distribution of public service work
Hospital	57	57			75
Community clinic	23	23
Hospital clinic	20	20

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