The impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s health system: post-disaster perceptions and experiences of health care providers and administrators

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of health care system professionals

Baseline characteristics	Health professional^a		Health facility administrators
Baseline characteristics	n	%	n	%
Gender
Female	7	70	6	60
Male	3	30	4	40
Age
18–25	0	0	0	0
26–35	2	20	0	0
36–45	3	30	0	0
46–55	3	30	4	40
56–65	2	20	4	40
66–75	0	0	2	20
> 75	0	0	0	0
Marital status
Single	6	60	2	20
Married	2	20	6	60
Consensual union	2	20	1	10
Divorced	0	0	1	10
Work
Urban area	4	40	6	60
Rural area	4	40	4	40
Both area	2	20	0	0
Monthly income
Not available	0	0	1	10
$1,800.00–$3,000.00	3	30	3	30
$3,001.00–$5,000.00	4	40	4	40
$5,001.00–$7,000.00	1	10	1	10
$7,001.00–$9,000.00	1	10	0	0
$9,001.00–$10,000.00	0	0	0	0
$10,001.00–$12,000.00	0	0	1	10
$12,001.00–$15,000.00	1	10	0	0

n = 20 (n = 10 for each category)
^aHealth professionals include physicians, nutritionists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, academics, and researchers in the natural and social sciences

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