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. 2006 Aug 14;6:98. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-98

Table 4.1.

Frequency distribution of "statements for" a career in medicine (n = 1,640 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 for 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 536 (41.4) 128 (39.5) 12 (54.5) n.s.
Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships 372 (28.7) 95 (29.3) 5 (22.7) n.s.
General work-related structural conditions 106 (8.2) 44 (13.6) 2 (9.1) <0.05
Further training and speciality qualification conditions 99 (7.7) 22 (6.8) 1 (4.5) n.s.
Enjoyment/Meaning 83 (6.4) 9 (2.8) 1 (4.5) <0.01
Social prestige and health- policy aspects 50 (3.9) 6 (1.9) 1 (4.5) n.s.
Income 14 (1.1) 6 (1.9) 0 (0) n.s.
Leisure/Private life 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1)
Not codable 33 (2.6) 14 (4.3) 0 (0) n.s.
Total 1294 (100.0) 324 (100.0) 22 (100.0)

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