Many doctors dissatisfied with pay, work conditions

SHANGHAI - Nearly 96 percent of doctors in China believe their incomes fail to reflect how hard they work and their true worth, according to a recent survey.

That is about four percentage points above what the number was in 2009.

The survey was conducted from March to April by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association. It polled more than 6,000 doctors at hospitals in the country's 11 provinces and municipalities. Its aim was to reveal the real conditions that Chinese doctors work in and to gauge their satisfaction with their jobs.