Chart A: Activity Status of Occupational Therapists Covered

Of the 779* occupational therapists covered, 223 (28.6%) responded to the survey, while the remaining 556 (71.4%) did not respond.  Among the respondents, 202 (90.6%) were active in the local occupational therapy profession as at 31.7.2017 whereas 21 (9.4%) reported to be inactive in the local occupational therapy profession.
  
Among the 202 active occupational therapists, 198 (98.0%) were practising in the local occupational therapy profession, two† (1.0%) were seeking jobs in the occupational therapy profession, one‡ (0.5%) reported that he / she was not available for work because of temporary sickness and one (0.5%) reported that he / she was available for work but had not sought work during the 30 days before enumeration as he / she was expecting to return to his / her original job in the local occupational therapy profession.

Of the 21 inactive occupational therapists, 14 (66.7%) reported not seeking jobs in the local occupational therapy profession during the 30 days before enumeration and seven (33.3%) reported practising overseas.
  
Of the 14 inactive occupational therapists, nine (64.3%) were working in other professions, two (14.3%) were retired, two§ (14.3%) wanted to take rest / had no motive to work / had no financial need and one (7.1%) was engaged in household duties.


Note:
* Figure refers to the number of occupational therapists who had registered with the Occupational Therapists Board of Hong Kong under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance (Chapter 359) on or before 31.7.2021 and who had provided written consent to receive information related to HMS-OT by post or email.

† Figure refers to the number of responding occupational therapists who (a) were not practising in the occupational therapy profession in Hong Kong during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey; AND (c) had sought work in the occupational therapy profession during the 30 days before the survey.

‡ Figure refers to the number of responding occupational therapists who (a) were not practising in the occupational therapy profession in Hong Kong during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey; AND (c) had not sought work during the 30 days before enumeration because he / she was expecting to return to his / her original job in the local occupational therapy profession.

§ Figure refers to the number of responding occupational therapists who reported as wanting to rest/ no motive to work/ no financial need.

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