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Statistics

2014 Health Manpower Survey on Occupational Therapists

Key Findings


1.  The occupational therapists covered in the 2014 HMS were occupational therapists registered with the Occupational Therapists Board of Hong Kong under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance (Chapter 359) as at the survey reference date - 31.3.2014.

2.  The number of occupational therapists covered was 1 608.

3.  Of the 1 608 registered occupational therapists covered, 925 responded to the survey, giving an overall response rate of 57.5%. Of the 925 responding occupational therapists, 865 (93.5%) were economically active*† (active) while 60 (6.5%) reported to be economically inactive*‡ (inactive) in the local occupational therapy profession (See Chart) .

4.  Of the 865 active occupational therapists, 859 (99.3%) were practising in the local occupational therapy profession, two (0.2%) were seeking jobs and four (0.5%) were waiting to take up a new job in the local occupational therapy profession or having temporary sickness during the 30 days before the survey.

5.  The survey findings presented below based on the 859 responding occupational therapists who were practising in the local occupational therapy profession as at 31.3.2014. As some questionnaires had missing responses, percentages presented below may not add up to 100%.




6.  Among the 60 inactive occupational therapists (See Chart) :


Chart title: Chart A: Activity Status of Occupational Therapists Covered
19 May 2015