Table 3. Satisfaction of general practitioners and specialists in internal medicine working as primary care physicians.

		General practitioners		Specialists in internal medicine working as PCPs		Significance p*1
		%	abs.	%	abs.
Job satisfaction	Not at all satisfied	10	83	5	13	0.064
	Partially satisfied	26	217	29	71
	Very satisfied	64	524	66	163
Contact with patients	Not at all satisfied	1	13	1	2	0.565
	Partially satisfied	8	64	9	22
	Very satisfied	91	768	90	226
Compatibility of professional and personal life	Not at all satisfied	31	260	34	85	0.622
	Partially satisfied	33	279	32	80
	Very satisfied	36	302	34	84
Working hours	Not at all satisfied	38	319	37	92	0.971
	Partially satisfied	27	226	28	68
	Very satisfied	35	293	35	87
Remuneration/pay	Not at all satisfied	47	401	36	90	<0.001
	Partially satisfied	27	225	28	69
	Very satisfied	26	218	36	90
Administrative Tasks	Not at all satisfied	77	640	68	167	0.002
	Partially satisfied	16	134	26	64
	Very satisfied	8	63	6	16
Practice atmosphere	Not at all satisfied	3	25	3	7	0.757
	Partially satisfied	11	91	99	23
	Very satisfied	86	727	88	220
Professional challenges	Not at all satisfied	2	19	2	6	0.894
	Partially satisfied	14	115	15	37
	Very satisfied	84	703	83	206
CME	Not at all satisfied	7	61	5	12	0.409
	Partially satisfied	35	290	35	87
	Very satisfied	58	487	60	148
Autonomy	Not at all satisfied	39	328	36	90	0.296
	Partially satisfied	23	196	28	70
	Very satisfied	38	314	36	88

^*1Pearson’s chi square test Quadrat; abs., absolute frequency; %, relative (proportional) frequency; CME, continuing medical education