Table 2.
Student agreement with statements about the role of family medicine in Spain
| Do you believe that family medicine in Spain: |
Score (*) |
Agreement (**) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | % | 95% CI | ||
| Has an essential social function |
5.1 |
1.1 |
89.8 |
89.0 |
90.6 |
| Is a pleasant working environment |
3.9 |
1.3 |
63.6 |
62.3 |
64.9 |
| Has a high social status |
3.4 |
1.2 |
44.9 |
43.5 |
46.3 |
| Is an attractive option |
3.2 |
1.4 |
40.9 |
39.5 |
42.3 |
| Has a high status within the medical profession |
2.7 |
1.0 |
18.7 |
17.6 |
19.8 |
| Provides a high salary in comparison with other specialties |
2.7 |
1.3 |
23.4 |
22.2 |
24.6 |
| Is an interesting specialty from a research perspective |
2.6 |
1.1 |
18.0 |
16.9 |
19.1 |
| Has a level of scientific prestige equivalent to other specialties | 2.5 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 16.9 |
SD: Standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
(*) Score on a Likert scale from 1 to 6 points.
(**) Score equal to or greater than 4.