Table 4.2

Frequency distribution of "statements against" a career in medicine (n = 1,703 responses) given by 442 residents who would go into medicine again and 117 residents who would not, as well as by 8 residents not giving a response.


Statements against a career in medicine
Category
Statements of residents who would go into medicine again
n (%)
Statements of residents who would not go into medicine again
n (%)
No response in terms of choosing medicine again or not
n (%)
p

Personal experiences in day-to-day working life
143 (11.0)
52 (13.8)
9 (39.1)
<0.05
Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships
84 (6.5)
29 (7.7)
1 (4.3)
n.s.
General work-related structural conditions
418 (32.1)
119 (31.5)
4 (17.4)
n.s.
Further training and speciality qualification conditions
104 (8.0)
34 (9.0)
1 (4.3)
n.s.
Enjoyment/Meaning
4 (0.3)
5 (1.3)
1 (4.3)
<0.05
Social prestige and health- policy aspects
285 (21.9)
68 (18.0)
2 (8.7)
n.s.
Income
153 (11.8)
42 (11.1)
3 (13.0)
n.s.
Leisure/Private life
109 (8.4)
27 (7.1)
2 (8.7)
n.s.
Not codable
2 (0.2)
2 (0.5)
0 (0)
n.s.
Total
1302 (100.0)
378 (100.0)
23 (100.0)


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

Buddeberg-Fischer et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:98   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-98