Table 3.2

Frequency distribution of "statements against" a career in medicine (n = 1,703) 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 against 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
83 (14.3)
29 (9.0)
17 (11.3)
15 (10.4)
10 (12.7)
15 (9.2)
35 (13.3)
n.s.
Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships
32 (5.5)
24 (7.4)
11 (7.3)
16 (11.1)
4 (5.1)
12 (7.4)
15 (5.7)
n.s.
General work-related structural conditions
182 (31.4)
109 (33.6)
38 (25.3)
51 (35.4)
21 (26.6)
48 (29.4)
92 (35.0)
n.s.
Further training and speciality qualification conditions
36 (6.2)
32 (9.9)
18 (12.0)
6 (4.2)
14 (17.7)
13 (8.0)
20 (7.6)
0.01
Enjoyment/Meaning
3 (0.5)
1 (0.3)
1 (0.7)
1 (0.7)
0 (0)
1 (0.6)
3 (1.1)
1)
Social prestige and health-policy aspects
130 (22.4)
59 (18.2)
29 (19.3)
22 (15.3)
17 (21.5)
43 (26.4)
55 (20.9)
n.s.
Income
63 (10.9)
47 (14.5)
16 (10.7)
20 (13.9)
9 (11.4)
24 (14.7)
19 (7.2)
n.s.
Leisure/Private life
50 (8.6)
22 (6.8)
20 (13.3)
13 (9.0)
3 (3.8)
7 (4.3)
23 (8.7)
n.s.
Not codable
1 (0.2)
1 (0.3)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (1.3)
0 (0)
1 (0.4)
n.s.
Total
580 (100.0)
324 (100.0)
150 (100.0)
144 (100.0)
79 (100.0)
163 (100.0)
263 (100.0)


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

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