Table 2.
Michigan obstetrician-gynecologists’ satisfaction with specific aspects of clinical practice
| Aspects of Career Satisfaction | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have the freedom to make clinical decisions in the best interest of my patients (%) | 26.6 | 52.2 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 0.7 |
| Can obtain referrals to specialists for patients when it is medically necessary (%) | 25.1 | 53.1 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Feel a strong personal connection with patients (%) | 47.2 | 40.3 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Time pressure keeps me from developing good patient relationships (%) | 2.6 | 33.1 | 20.7 | 37.7 | 5.9 |
| The interruption of personal life by work is a problem (%) | 19.2 | 33.2 | 18.9 | 25.4 | 3.2 |
| My total compensation package is fair (%) | 3.8 | 27.9 | 21.1 | 33.4 | 13.9 |
| Paperwork/reimbursement/administrative demand is a burden to me (%) | 38.3 | 41.0 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| I would recommend my specialty to a student seeking advice (%) | 9.4 | 33.6 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 9.5 |
Respondents with missing data on the variable were not included in these descriptive statistics. For any one of the variables, the proportion with missing data did not exceed 3.1%. Percentages in each row may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding.