Table 3.1

Frequency distribution of "statements for" a career in medicine (n = 1,640) given by residents of Internal medicine (n = 197), Surgical specialities (n = 106), High-technology medicine (n = 51), Paediatrics (n = 48), Psychiatry (n = 27), other specialities (n = 53), and residents not yet decided (n = 85)

Statements for a career in medicine
Category
Internal medicine
n (%)
Surgical specialities
n (%)
High-technology medicine
n (%)
Paediatrics
n (%)
Psychiatry
n (%)
Other specialities
n (%)
Not yet decided
n (%)
p

Personal experiences in day-to-day working life
242 (42.1)
126 (41.9)
63 (42.6)
56 (40.3)
34 (43.0)
55 (35.7)
100 (41.0)
n.s.
Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships
171 (29.7)
87 (28.9)
34 (23.0)
47 (33.8)
26 (32.9)
41 (26.6)
51 (20.9)
n.s.
General work-related structural conditions
53 (9.2)
20 (6.6)
13 (8.8)
9 (6.5)
6 (7.6)
21 (13.6)
30 (12.3)
n.s.
Further training and speciality qualification conditions
35 (6.1)
19 (6.3)
14 (9.5)
10 (7.2)
4 (5.1)
14 (9.1)
26 (10.7)
n.s.
Enjoyment/Meaning
27 (4.7)
23 (7.6)
9 (6.1)
11 (7.9)
3 (3.8)
11 (7.1)
9 (3.7)
n.s.
Social prestige and health-policy aspects
20 (3.5)
14 (4.7)
5 (3.4)
1 (0.7)
3 (3.8)
6 (3.9)
8 (3.3)
n.s.
Income
9 (1.6)
3 (1.0)
2 (1.4)
0 (0)
2 (2.5)
1 (0.6)
3 (1.2)
1)
Leisure/Private life
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (0.7)
0 (0)
0 (0)
15 (6.1)
1)
Not codable
18 (3.1)
9 (3.0)
8 (5.4)
4 (2.9)
1 (1.3)
5 (3.2)
2 (0.8)
n.s.
Total
575 (100.0)
301 (100.0)
148 (100.0)
139 (100.0)
79 (100.0)
154 (100.0)
244 (100.0)


1) Computation of Chi2 is not calculable because the total is too low (n = 1)

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