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%) |