Table 4 Comparison of perceptions towards various dressing styles, hairstyles, and accessories of attending veterinarians between respondents of different age groups from a teaching hospital in Taiwan.
Category | Sex of respondents | Inappropriate | Neutral | Appropriate | Fisher’s exact test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dressing style 1 | Age 30 and less | 117 (41.8%) | 109 (38.9%) | 54 (19.3%) | 0.082 |
Over age 30 | 119 (36.5%) | 156 (47.9%) | 51 (15.6%) | ||
Dressing style 2 | Age 30 and less | 23 (8.2%) | 99 (35.4%) | 158 (56.4%) | 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 28 (8.6%) | 163 (50.0%) | 135 (41.4%) | ||
Dressing style 3 | Age 30 and less | 38 (13.6%) | 70 (25.0%) | 172 (61.4%) | > 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 18 (5.5%) | 153 (46.9%) | 155 (47.5%) | ||
Dressing style 4 | Age 30 and less | 25 (8.9%) | 76 (27.1%) | 179 (63.9%) | > 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 13 (4.0%) | 136 (41.7%) | 177 (54.3%) | ||
Dressing style 5 | Age 30 and less | 19 (6.8%) | 49 (17.5%) | 212 (75.7%) | > 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 8 (2.5%) | 113 (34.7%) | 205 (62.9%) | ||
Dressing style 6 | Age 30 and less | 15 (5.4%) | 53 (18.9%) | 212 (75.7%) | > 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 2 (0.6%) | 83 (25.5%) | 241 (73.9%) | ||
Bald | Age 30 and less | 26 (9.3%) | 175 (62.5%) | 79 (28.2%) | > 0.001 |
Over age 30 | 56 (17.2%) | 184 (56.4%) | 86 (26.4%) | ||
Long hair | Age 30 and less | 12 (4.3%) | 171 (61.1%) | 97 (34.6%) | 0.002 |
Over age 30 | 43 (13.2%) | 172 (52.8%) | 111 (34.0%) | ||
Medium hair | Age 30 and less | 3 (1.1%) | 167 (59.6%) | 110 (39.3%) | 0.453 |
Over age 30 | 18 (5.5%) | 165 (50.6%) | 143 (43.9%) | ||
Short hair | Age 30 and less | 1 (0.4%) | 160 (57.1%) | 119 (42.5%) | 0.017 |
Over age 30 | 2 (0.6%) | 170 (52.1%) | 154 (47.2%) | ||
Earing | Age 30 and less | 53 (18.9%) | 195 (69.6%) | 32 (11.4%) | 0.040 |
Over age 30 | 41 (12.6%) | 232 (71.2%) | 53 (16.3%) | ||
Glasses | Age 30 and less | 0 (0.0%) | 218 (77.9%) | 62 (22.1%) | 0.024 |
Over age 30 | 1 (0.3%) | 226 (69.3%) | 99 (30.4%) | ||
Name tag | Age 30 and less | 1 (0.4%) | 89 (31.8%) | 190 (67.9%) | 0.088 |
Over age 30 | 7 (2.1%) | 89 (27.3%) | 230 (70.6%) | ||
Necklace | Age 30 and less | 46 (16.4%) | 194 (69.3%) | 40 (14.3%) | 0.385 |
Over age 30 | 46 (14.1%) | 221 (67.8%) | 59 (18.1%) | ||
Ring | Age 30 and less | 71 (25.4%) | 172 (61.4%) | 37 (13.2%) | 0.195 |
Over age 30 | 66 (20.2%) | 204 (62.6%) | 56 (17.2%) | ||
Sneaker | Age 30 and less | 18 (6.4%) | 214 (76.4%) | 48 (17.1%) | 0.005 |
Over age 30 | 14 (4.3%) | 221 (67.8%) | 91 (27.9%) | ||
Stethoscope | Age 30 and less | 2 (0.7%) | 107 (38.2%) | 171 (61.1%) | 0.086 |
Over age 30 | 0 (0.0%) | 145 (44.5%) | 181 (55.5%) | ||
Tattoo | Age 30 and less | 55 (19.6%) | 192 (68.6%) | 33 (11.8%) | 0.128 |
Over age 30 | 85 (26.1%) | 199 (61.0%) | 42 (12.9%) | ||
Watch | Age 30 and less | 5 (1.8%) | 183 (65.4%) | 92 (32.9%) | 0.397 |
Over age 30 | 12 (3.7%) | 207 (63.5%) | 107 (32.8%) |
