年医疗衞生服务人力统计调查

-1-2004HealthManpowerSurvey2004年醫療衞生服務人力統計調查SummaryofCharacteristicsofPharmacistsEnumerated經點算藥劑師的特徵摘要ExecutiveSummaryI.PharmacistsCoveredI.1.1Thepharmacistscoveredinthe2004HMSwerepharmacistsregisteredwiththePharmacyandPoisonsBoardofHongKongunderthePharmacyandPoisonsOrdinance(Chapter138)asatthesurveyreferencedate-31.8.2004.1.12004衞(2004831)1381.2Thesurveyhadcovered1512pharmacists1.215121.3Ofthe1512registeredpharmacistscovered,756hadrespondedtotheSurvey,givinganoverallresponserateof50.0%.Amongtherespondents,623wereeconomicallyactive*(active)inthelocalpharmacyprofessionasat31.8.2004whereas133reportedtobeeconomicallyinactive*(inactive)inthelocalpharmacyprofession(ChartA).1.3151275650.0%6232004831*()133*()()*IntheSurvey,thecriteriausedindefiningeconomicallyactiveandinactivefollowedthoserecommendedbytheInternationalLabourOrganization,whicharealsobeingusedbytheCensusandStatisticsDepartmentinHongKong.“Economicallyactive”pharmacistscomprisedall“employed”and“unemployed”pharmacists.“Employed”pharmacistsreferredtothosepharmacistspractisinginthepharmacyprofessioninHongKongduringtheSurveyperiod,while“unemployed”pharmacistsreferredtothosepharmacistswho(a)werenotpractisinginthelocalpharmacyprofessionduringtheSurveyperiod;and(b)hadsoughtworkinthelocalpharmacyprofessionduringthe30daysbeforetheSurvey;and(c)hadbeenavailableforworkduringthesevendaysbeforetheSurvey..“”“”“”“”“”(a)(b)30(c)7“Economicallyinactive”pharmacistscomprisedthepharmacistswhowerenotpractisinginthepharmacyprofessioninHongKongduringtheSurveyperiod,butexcludingthosewhohadbeenonleaveduringtheSurveyperiodandwhowere“unemployed”.“”“”-2-1.4Ofthe623activepharmacistsenumerated,tenwereseekingjobsinthepharmacyprofession.Thesurveyresultspresentedinparagraph1.6belowwerebasedonthe613pharmacistswhowerepractisinginthelocalpharmacyprofessionasat31.8.2004.Ascertainquestionnairescontainedmissinginformation,percentagespresentedbelowmaynotaddupto100%.1.4623101.62004831613100%1.5Ofthe133inactivepharmacists,61reportedpractisingoverseas,threereportedpractisingintheMainlandand69reportednotpractisinginthepharmacyprofessioninHongKongandnotseekingjobinthepharmacyprofessionduringthe30daysbeforetheSurvey(ChartA).Furtheranalysisshowedthatamongthe69inactivepharmacistswhoreportednotseekingjob,62.3%reportedasworkinginotherprofessions,17.4%reportedasretired(medianage56.0yearsold)and4.3%reportedasundertakingstudy.Theremaining15.9%reportedemigratedorengaginginhouseholdduties,etc.1.51336136930()6962.3%17.4%(56.0)4.3%15.9%-3-ChartA:ActivityStatusofPharmacistsCovered:Notes:*Figurereferstothenumberofrespondingpharmacistswho(a)werenotpractisinginthepharmacyprofessioninHongKongduringtheSurveyperiod;and(b)hadsoughtworkinthelocalpharmacyprofessionduringthe30daysbeforetheSurvey;and(c)hadbeenavailableforworkduringthesevendaysbeforetheSurvey.(a)(b)30(c)7†Figurereferstothenumberofrespondingpharmacistswhoreportedengaginginhouseholdduties,etc.Pharmacistscovered所涵蓋的藥劑師1512Notresponded沒有回應756(50.0%)Responded回應756(50.0%)Active在職意指從事業內工作623Inactive非在本港從事業內工作133Practisinglocallyinthepharmacyprofession在本港從事藥劑專業613Seekingjobinthepharmacyprofession*正在找尋藥劑專業工作10Retired退休12Workinginotherprofessions從事其他行業43Miscellanies†雜項9Notseekingjob沒有找尋工作69Practisingoverseasinthepharmacyprofession在外地從事藥劑專業61Emigrated移民2UndertakingStudy進修3PractisingintheMainlandinthepharmacyprofession在內地從事藥劑專業3-4-1.6Amongthe613activepharmacistsenumeratedwhowerepractisinginthelocalpharmacyprofession,299(48.8%)weremaleand314(51.2%)werefemale,givinganoverallsexratioof95(malesper100females).Threepharmacistsdidnotindicatetheirage.Themedianageoftheremaining610activepharmacistsenumeratedwas36.0yearsold.Themedianageoftheactivefemalepharmacistsenumeratedwas33.0yearsoldandthatoftheirmalecounterpartswas41.0yearsold.1.6613299(48.8%)314(51.2%)95()361036.033.041.01.7Inthe2004HMS,thepharmacistswererequestedtoindicatethecharacteristicsoftheirmainjobsandsecondjobs*,ifany.Regardingthemainjob,thedistributionbysectorshowedthatalargeproportionofactivepharmacistsenumeratedwasworkingintheprivatesector(65.7%),followedbytheHospitalAuthority(28.1%).ThoseworkingintheGovernmentcomprised4.6%,andtheacademicandsubventedsectors1.5%.Amongthe613activepharmacistsenumerated,29(4.7%)reportedthattheyhadsecondjobs.1.72004衞()*(65.7%)(28.1%)4.6%1.5%61329(4.7%)1.8Themedianageoftheactivepharmacistsenumeratedwhosemainjobwasintheacademicandsubventedsectorswas43.0yearsold,andthoseintheprivatesectorwas38.0yearsold,thoseintheGovernment35.0yearsoldandthoseintheHospitalAuthority34.0yearsold.1.843.038.035.034.0*Mainjobsreferredtothejobsinwhichthepharmacistshadspentmostoftheirworkingtime,whereasthesecondjobscouldbepart-timejobs.-5-1.9Ofthe613activepharmacistsenumerated,78.5%(481)spentmostoftheirworkingtimeonserviceinpharmacy,followedbyadministration/management16.2%(99).1.961378.5%(481)16.2%(99)1.10Themediannumberofhoursofwork(excludingmealbreaks)perweekofthe613activepharmacistsenumeratedwas44.0hours.68(11.1%)pharmacistswererequiredtoundertakeon-calldutyintheirposts,withmediannumberof14.0hoursofon-call