Characteristics of Ontario physicians in 2017 by gender
| Characteristic | No. (%) of physicians* | SMD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All n = 30 167 | Men n = 17 992 | Women n = 12 175 | ||
| Amount claimed, $ | ||||
| < 100 000 | 11 877 (39.4) | 5985 (33.3) | 5890 (48.4) | 0.48 |
| 100 000–299 999 | 8898 (29.5) | 4927 (27.4) | 3971 (32.6) | |
| ≥ 300 000 | 9392 (31.1) | 7080 (39.4) | 2312 (19.0) | |
| Years in practice, mean ± SD | 17.4 ± 13.8 | 19.8 ± 14.5 | 14.0 ± 11.7 | 0.44 |
| Languages spoken | ||||
| 1 | 17 770 (58.9) | 10 569 (58.7) | 7201 (59.1) | 0.03 |
| 2 | 8628 (28.6) | 5100 (28.3) | 3528 (29.0) | |
| 3 | 2583 (8.6) | 1587 (8.8) | 996 (8.2) | |
| > 3 | 1186 (3.9) | 736 (4.1) | 450 (3.7) | |
| Rural location of practice | 1076 (3.6) | 614 (3.4) | 462 (3.8) | |
| Specialty | 0.51 | |||
| Anesthesiology | 1379 (4.6) | 936 (5.2) | 443 (3.6) | |
| Cardiology | 641 (2.1) | 522 (2.9) | 119 (1.0) | |
| Clinical immunology | 36 (0.1) | 21 (0.1) | 15 (0.1) | |
| Dermatology | 238 (0.8) | 124 (0.7) | 114 (0.9) | |
| Diagnostic radiology | 1166 (3.9) | 835 (4.6) | 331 (2.7) | |
| Emergency medicine | 255 (0.8) | 175 (1.0) | 79 (0.6) | |
| Family medicine | 14 314 (47.4) | 7675 (42.7) | 6639 (54.5) | |
| General surgery | 840 (2.8) | 618 (3.4) | 222 (1.8) | |
| Internal medicine | 1797 (6.0) | 1236 (6.9) | 561 (4.6) | |
| Medical subspecialty | 1730 (5.7) | 1012 (5.6) | 718 (5.8) | |
| Neurology | 422 (1.4) | 276 (1.5) | 146 (1.2) | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 918 (3.0) | 384 (2.1) | 534 (4.4) | |
| Ophthalmology | 479 (1.6) | 375 (2.1) | 104 (0.8) | |
| Orthopedic surgery | 650 (2.2) | 592 (3.3) | 58 (0.5) | |
| Pediatrics | 1206 (4.0) | 504 (2.8) | 702 (5.8) | |
| Pathology, microbiology and clinical biochemistry | 308 (1.0) | 191 (1.1) | 117 (1.0) | |
| Physical medicine | 210 (0.7) | 135 (0.8) | 75 (0.6) | |
| Psychiatry | 2188 (7.2) | 1247 (6.9) | 941 (7.7) | |
| Surgical subspecialty | 821 (2.7) | 667 (3.7) | 154 (1.3) | |
Note: SD = standard deviation, SMD = standardized mean difference.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.