Although the percentage of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) respondents is small, at 3.5, it has increased since 2010 when only 2 per cent of respondents were BAME. The percentage may continue to increase slowly, as 4.5 per cent of respondents who qualified between 2010 and 2019 are BAME.
Just over one-third (36%) of respondents have one or more dependent children living with them, and 5.4 per cent have caring responsibilities for one or more adults. A little under seven per cent have a disability/medical condition that limits what they can do at work; most (74%) of these respondents classify their disability/condition as a physical rather than a mental health issue.
A breakdown of respondents by RCVS membership category shows that 76 per cent are UK-practising, ten per cent are practising outside the UK, just under two per cent are Southern Irish, and 12 per cent are non-practising.
Over half (55%) of respondents qualified from 2000 onwards. Three-quarters of those qualifying between 2010 and 2019 are female, compared to only ten per cent of those qualifying in the 1960s or earlier. The majority (73%) of respondents qualified in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, with almost one-quarter (23%) having qualified elsewhere in Europe, mostly in EU countries; 36 per cent of those who qualified in an EU/EEA/EFTA country did so from Spain or Italy.
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