Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of Physician Work Schedules in 2009, 2015, and 2021.

From: Trends in Physician Work Schedules in Japan: Employed Physician Surveys of the Japan Medical Association in 2009, 2015, and 2021

Variable* 1st survey
(2009)
n = 3,067 (%)
2nd survey
(2015)
n = 2,070 (%)
3rd survey
(2021)
n = 1,678 (%)
Age, years
 24-39 805 (26.2) 349 (16.9) 496 (29.6)
 40-49 1,147 (37.4) 696 (33.6) 432 (25.7)
 50-59 1,115 (36.4) 1,025 (49.5) 750 (44.7)
Sex
 Male 2,297 (75.1) 1,542 (77.7) 1,186 (70.8)
 Female 762 (24.9) 443 (22.3) 490 (29.2)
Off duty, days/month
 0 282 (9.4) 139 (6.8) 93 (5.6)
 1-4 1,293 (43.3) 824 (40.1) 478 (28.8)
 5-7 941 (31.5) 686 (33.4) 613 (37.0)
 ≥8 473 (15.8) 405 (19.7) 473 (28.5)
On-call, days/month
 0 1,281 (42.3) 890 (43.1) 812 (48.7)
 1-4 660 (21.8) 457 (22.1) 333 (20.0)
 5-7 374 (12.3) 239 (11.6) 182 (10.9)
 ≥8 716 (23.6) 478 (23.2) 341 (20.4)
Night shift work, days/month
 0 1,126 (37.0) 793 (38.6) 643 (38.4)
 1 302 (9.9) 230 (11.2) 162 (9.7)
 2-3 682 (22.4) 437 (21.3) 381 (22.8)
 4-5 561 (18.4) 368 (17.9) 346 (20.7)
 ≥6 371 (12.2) 224 (10.9) 142 (8.5)
Sleeping, hours/day
 <5 295 (9.7) 232 (11.2) 167 (10.0)
 5-6 1,081 (35.6) 794 (38.4) 555 (33.2)
 6-7 1,347 (44.4) 847 (41.0) 770 (46.0)
 ≥7 310 (10.2) 193 (9.3) 182 (10.9)
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