SOME DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRACTITIONERS

Data presented here are a partial report of a large survey carried out among Spanish practitioners in March 1990. A stratified random sample was used. The youthful nature of this professional group and the exis tence of sex discrimination in working conditions and economic profile s are the main findings. There are remarkable differences between the various specialties regarding working hours, the type of organisation in which people work, pay, and tax liabilities. Desertions are mainly due to economic reasons. A profession only exists as long as there is a meaningful reward system that is perceived as fair by practitioners.