Table 1.
Employment status in September 1995 of respondents who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1977. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Employment sector | Men (n=1566) | Women (n=832) | Total (n=2398) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents in United Kingdom | 1442 (92.1) | 771 (92.7) | 2213 (92.3) | ||
| In medical employment: | 1418 (90.5) | 734 (88.2) | 2152 (89.7) | ||
| NHS | 1272 (81.2) | 675 (81.1) | 1947 (81.2) | ||
| Universities and research | 74 (4.7) | 23 (2.8) | 97 (4.0) | ||
| Other public sector* | 16 (1.0) | 16 (1.9) | 32 (1.3) | ||
| Non-public sector | 33 (2.1) | 19 (2.3) | 52 (2.2) | ||
| Her Majesty’s armed forces† | 23 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) | 24 (1.0) | ||
| Other: | 24 (1.5) | 37 (4.4) | 61 (2.5) | ||
| Non-medical employment | 9 (0.6) | 4 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | ||
| Not in paid employment | 4 (0.3) | 27 (3.2) | 31 (1.3) | ||
| Occupation not given | 11 (0.7) | 6 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | ||
| Respondents abroad | 124 (7.9) | 61 (7.3) | 185 (7.7) | ||
| In medical employment | 123 (7.9) | 53 (6.4) | 176 (7.3) | ||
| Other: | |||||
| Non-medical employment | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | ||
| Not in paid employment | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | ||
| Occupation not given | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) |
*
Includes doctors in the civil service, public health laboratory service, and public sector occupational health.
†
Respondents were regarded as working in the United Kingdom regardless of geographical location.