Chart D: Activity Status of Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners Covered

Of the 2 409 listed Chinese medicine practitioners covered, 283 (11.7%) responded to the survey, while the remaining 2 126 (88.3%) did not respond.  Among the respondents, 230 (81.3%) were active in the local Chinese medicine profession whereas 53 (18.7%) reported to be inactive in the local Chinese medicine profession.

6.3	Of the 230 active listed Chinese medicine practitioners enumerated, 221 (96.1%) were practising in the local Chinese medicine profession.  The remaining nine respondents who were not practising in the local Chinese medicine profession included six (2.6%) who reported as having temporary sickness and three (1.3%) who were seeking jobs in the local Chinese medicine profession during the 30 days before the survey.

6.2	Of the 53 inactive listed Chinese medicine practitioners enumerated, four (7.5%) reported practising in the Mainland and 49 (92.5%) reported not seeking job in the local Chinese medicine profession during the 30 days before the survey, amongst which 30 (61.2%) reported as retired, 15 (30.6%) reported as working in other professions and four (8.2%) reported reasons such as undertaking study, wanted to take rest / had no motive to work / had no financial need and were engaged in household duties.

Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.