Table 1.
Mean Self-reported Hours Worked per Week by Physicians for Selected Years by Resident Status, Sex, Age, and Work Settinga
| Mean Hours per Week (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Total No. of Observationsb |
1976–1978 (n = 7812) |
1986–1988 (n = 9763) |
1996–1998 (n = 10 247) |
2006–2008 (n = 12 469) |
% Change Between 1996–1998 and 2006–2008 (95% CI) |
| All physicians | 40 291 | 55.2 (54.4–55.9) | 55.6 (54.8–56.3) | 54.9 (54.2–55.7) | 51.0 (50.3–51.7) | −7.2 (−5.3 to −9.0) |
| Nonresident physiciansc | 33 625 | 53.6 (52.8–54.4) | 53.3 (52.5–54.1) | 52.6 (51.9–53.4) | 49.6 (48.9–50.4) | −5.7 (−3.8 to −7.7) |
| Resident physiciansc | 6666 | 60.8 (59.0–62.6) | 65.0 (63.1–66.9) | 65.7 (63.7–67.8) | 59.3 (57.4–61.1) | −9.8 (−5.8 to −13.7) |
| Excluding resident physicians | ||||||
| Age <45 y | 15 155 | 55.9 (54.7–57.0) | 55.3 (54.2–56.4) | 54.2 (53.2–55.3) | 50.2 (49.1–51.3) | −7.4 (−4.7 to −10.2) |
| Age ≥45 y | 18 470 | 51.7 (50.7–52.8) | 51.1 (50.0–52.2) | 51.2 (50.1–52.3) | 49.3 (48.3–50.2) | −3.7 (−1.0 to −6.5) |
| Men | 26 682 | 54.6 (53.8–55.4) | 54.4 (53.6–55.2) | 54.4 (53.6–55.3) | 51.7 (50.9–52.6) | −5.0 (−2.8 to −7.2) |
| Women | 6943 | 44.2 (41.9–46.4) | 47.0 (45.1–48.9) | 46.7 (45.2–48.3) | 44.4 (43.2–45.5) | −5.1 (−1.0 to −9.1) |
| Hospital | 8089 | 50.2 (48.7–51.7) | 52.0 (50.5–53.4) | 52.2 (50.8–53.6) | 50.1 (48.8–51.4) | −4.0 (−0.4 to −7.6) |
| Nonhospital | 25 536 | 54.4 (53.5–55.3) | 53.6 (52.7–54.5) | 52.8 (51.9–53.7) | 49.4 (48.5–50.3) | −6.4 (−4.1 to −8.7) |
| Self-employed | 12 539 | 54.3 (53.1–55.4) | 52.8 (51.4–54.1) | 54.2 (53.0–55.4) | 50.9 (49.6–52.2) | −6.0 (−2.9 to −9.2) |
| Non–self-employed | 21 086 | 53.1 (52.1–54.1) | 53.5 (52.6–54.4) | 51.5 (50.5–52.4) | 49.0 (48.2–49.9) | −4.7 (−2.3 to −7.1) |
| Nonphysicians | ||||||
| Lawyers | 56 608 | 45.2 (44.7–45.6) | 46.3 (45.9–46.7) | 45.9 (45.5–46.4) | 44.9 (44.5–45.3) | −2.4 (−1.0 to −3.6) |
| Engineers | 114 276 | 42.5 (42.3–42.6) | 42.9 (42.7–43.1) | 43.6 (43.4–43.8) | 43.0 (42.8–43.2) | −1.4 (−0.7 to −2.1) |
| Registered nurses | 129 545 | 35.6 (35.3–35.9) | 36.4 (36.2–36.7) | 36.7 (36.4–36.9) | 37.3 (37.1–37.5) | 1.6 (0.7 to 2.6) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
a
Data were derived from the Current Population Survey data based on hours worked in the previous week. Data represent 3-year averages as indicated and are weighted using sampling weights.
b
For the 12 years shown.
c
Resident physicians are defined as physicians younger than 35 years and working in a hospital. Nonresident physicians are all others.