Table 2.

Beliefs of survey respondents regarding current resident work hours and opinions about appropriate work hours

	Average hours respondents thought residents DO work (95% CI)	Maximum hours respondents believed residents SHOULD work (95% CI)
Duration of individual work shifts (hours):
8 or less	19 (17 to 22)	32 (29 to 34)
9-12	49 (46 to 52)	53 (50 to 56)
13-18	18 (15 to 20)	6 (5 to 8)
19-23	3 (2 to 5)	1 (0.8 to 2)
≥24	5 (4 to 7)	2 (1 to 3)
Don't know	6 (5 to 7)	5 (4 to 7)
Weekly resident work hours:
40 or less	21 (18 to 23)	35 (32 to 38)
41-59	16 (14 to 19)	29 (26 to 31)
60-79	31 (28 to 34)	22 (20 to 25)
≥80	18 (16 to 20)	5 (4 to 7)
Don't know	14 (12 to 16)	9 (7 to 10)