Table 5.
Years from qualifying as doctor to first appointment as NHS general practice principal or hospital consultant, split by having or not having children and working pattern during training. Values are median; fastest quarter (number)
| 1988 graduates | 1993 graduates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Achieved general practice principal status | |||||
| All | 6.2; 5.1* (394) | 6.6; 5.2* (426) | 6.7; 5.2* (24)1 | 7.3; 5.6* (302) | |
| With children | 6.1; 5.0*† (347) | 6.6; 5.2* (368) | 6.4; 5.1*† (195) | 7.0; 5.4* (215) | |
| No children | 9.6; 6.4*† (47) | 6.4; 5.0* (57) | 7.8; 6.3† (46) | 7.8; 6.2 (87) | |
| Always worked full time and had children | 6.0; 5.0† (329) | 5.6; 4.6 (210) | 6.0; 5.1*† (75) | 5.5; 4.8*† (129) | |
| Always worked full time and had no children | 8.8; 6.1*† (39) | 6.1; 5.6* (42) | 7.1; 5.6† (39) | 7.3; 6.0† (57) | |
| Did not always work full time and had children | 8.2; 6.8 (16) | 8.6; 6.5 (157) | 9.7; 6.5 (20) | 9.3; 7.0 (83) | |
| Did not always work full time and had no children | 12.3; 9.6 (8) | 7.9; 5.9 (15) | 8.9; 7.8 (7) | 8.2; 6.5 (29) | |
| Achieved consultant status | |||||
| All | 11.7; 10.4*‡ (622) | 12.2; 10.6* (363) | NC; 10.4 (313) | NC; 10.5 (208) | |
| With children | 11.6; 10.3*† (515) | 12.5; 10.6* (266) | 11.5; 10.3 (223) | NC; 10.5 (109) | |
| No children | 12.0; 10.6† (105) | 12.1; 10.6‡ (96) | NC; 10.5 (90) | 11.3; 10.2 (99) | |
| Always worked full time and had children | 11.6; 10.3 (507) | 11.0; 10.0† (160) | 11.5; 10.3 (220) | 11.1; 9.9 (73) | |
| Always worked full time and had no children | 11.9; 10.5 (102) | 12.0; 10.5† (90) | NC; 10.5 (88) | 11.3; 10.1 (98) | |
| Did not always work full time and had children | 14.0; 12.0 (3) | 13.7; 12.0† (105) | NC; 10.3 (3) | NC; 11.3 (35) | |
| Did not always work full time and had no children | 16.0; 13.7 (5) | NC; 15.1† (5) | NC; 9.4 (2) | NC; NC (1) | |
NC=median could not be calculated because 50% had not yet become consultants.
*Significant difference (at 0.01 level, based on log rank tests) within a cohort between men and women (for all doctors, for those with children, for those with no children, for those who always worked full time during training and had children, for those who always worked full time during training and had no children, for those who did not always work full time during training and had children, and for those who did not always work full time during training and had no children).
†Significant difference within a cohort between doctors with children and those with no children (for men, for women, for men who always worked full time during training, for women who always worked full time during training, for men who did not always work full time during training, and for women who did not always work full time during training).
‡Significant difference within a cohort between women with no children and all men.