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. 2023 Jul 22;46(1):182. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02088-z

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N = 582)

Total N = 582 (= 100%)
Gender Working hours 7 – 100 (56.87 ± 12.45)
Male Performed operations each year
Female  < 50 53 (9.1%)
Age 28–70 years (45.9 ± 9.8) 50–100 83 (14.3%)
Family Status 100–200 171 (29.4%)
Married 475 (81.6%) 200–400 223 (38.3%)
Divorced 38 (6.5%) 400–800 45 (7.7%)
Single 65 (11.2%)  > 800 7 (1.2%)
Widowed 4 (0.7%) Percentage of spine surgery
Children 0% 10 (1.7%)
0 147 (25.3%) 1–25% 86 (14.8%)
1 85 (14.6%) 25–50% 100 (17.2%)
2 217 (37.3%) 50–75% 120 (20.6%)
3 95 (16.3%) 75–99% 120 (20.6%)
 > 3 38 (6.5%) 100% 146 (25.1%)
Specialty Country of employment
Orthopedics/Trauma 185 (31.8%) Germany 557 (95.7%)
Neurosurgery 389 (66.8%) Switzerland 6 (1%)
Other 8 (1.4%) Austria 8 (1.4%)
Type of employer Other 11 (1.9%)
Universityhospital 175 (30.1%) Satisfaction with professional success
Hospital 316 (54.3%) Yes 461 (79.2%)
Private practice 63 (10.8%) No 121 (20.8%)
Industry 1 (0.2%) Career opportunities
Other 27 (4.6%) Very good 113 (19.4%)
Finished Residency Good 198 (34%)
Yes 509 (87.5%) Medium 166 (28.5%)
No 73 (12.5%) Not that good 72 (12.4%)
Career level Bad 33 (5.7%)
Chairmen 136 (23.4%)
Vice Chairmen 113 (19.4%)
Senior Physician 152 (26.1%)
Senior Physician 22 (3.8%)
Board certified 90 (15.5%)
Resident 69 (11.9%)