Table 4.
Combined cohorts* | 1977 graduates | 1988 graduates | 1993 graduates | |||||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Achieved general practice principal status | ||||||||
All | 5.8; 4.6†§ (1158) | 6.8; 5.2† (1010) | 5.1; 4.2† (523) | 6.3; 4.6† (282) | 6.2; 5.1†§ (394) | 6.6; 5.2† (426) | 6.7; 5.2†§ (241) | 7.3; 5.6† (302) |
Always full time | 5.6; 4.6‡ (1095) | 5.6; 4.6‡§ (610) | 5.0; 4.2 (513) | 5.1; 4.2‡ (171) | 6.2; 5.0‡ (368) | 5.6; 4.6‡§ (253) | 6.4; 5.1‡ (214) | 6.0; 5.0‡§ (186) |
Not always full time | 9.8; 6.9‡ (56) | 9.3; 6.9‡ (394) | 9.2; 7.5 (5) | 12.5; 8.3‡ (110) | 10.1; 6.7‡ (24) | 8.6; 6.5‡ (172) | 9.8; 6.9‡ (27) | 8.8; 6.9‡ (112) |
Achieved consultant status | ||||||||
All | 11.7; 10.1† (1269) | 12.3; 10.5† (548) | 11.9; 9.6† (647) | 12.7; 10.1† (185) | 11.7; 10.4† (622) | 12.2; 10.6† (363) | NC; 10.4 (313) | NC; 10.5 (208) |
Always full time | 11.7; 10.1‡ (1243) | 11.3; 10.0‡ (382) | 11.8; 9.6 (632) | 11.2; 9.3‡ (131) | 11.7; 10.4‡ (611) | 11.4; 10.1‡ (251) | 11.5; 10.4 (308) | 11.2; 10.1‡ (171) |
Not always full time | 14.0; 12.2‡ (15) | 14.7; 12.5‡ (162) | 13.5; 12.2 (7) | 17.5; 14.1‡ (52) | 14.2; 12.0‡ (8) | 13.9; 12.1‡ (110) | NC; 10.3 (5) | NC; 11.5‡ (36) |
NC=median could not be calculated because 50% had not yet become consultants.
*All three cohorts for general practice principals; 1977 and 1988 cohorts for consultants.
†Significant differences (at 0.01 level, based on log rank tests) between men and women (for all doctors, for doctors who always worked full time during training, and for doctors who did not always work full time during training).
‡Significant differences between doctors who always worked full time during training and those who did not always work full time during training (for men and for women).
§Significant differences between women who always worked full time during training and all men.