. 2012 Nov 26;62(605):e851–e858. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X659330

Table 1.

Doctors who specified each factor as influencing their choice of long-term career a great deal: graduates of 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2009

	Year 1, %		Year 3, %		Year 5, %

Influencing factor	GP n = 5675	Hospital n = 13 800	GP n = 2361	Hospital n = 5294	GP n = 4419	Hospital n = 8132
Domestic circumstances	49.2^a	16.0^e	48.7^b	15.8^e	68.5^a	27.7^e
Hours/working conditions	75.4^a	30.4^e	81.6^a	35.7^e	87.7^a	41.5^e
Eventual financial prospects	15.0^a	11.8^e	22.8^a	11.1^e	17.7^a	9.4^e
Promotion/career prospects	16.2^a	24.3^e	22.8^a	24.8^h	20.7^a	25.1^e
Self-appraisal of own skills/aptitudes	47.8^b	50.4^f	50.0^d	51.1^h	52.6^b	59.3^e
Advice from others	15.5^d	16.6^h	16.6^d	17.2^h	11.5^d	15.0^e
Student experience of subject	38.3^d	48.7^e	20.8^d	27.7^e	19.8^d	25.3^e
Particular teacher/department	13.2^d	32.1^e	11.3^d	32.3^h	5.9^d	29.1^e
Inclinations before medical school	15.1^d	14.3^h	14.8^d	12.6^g	13.0^b	10.1^e
Experience of jobs so far	46.8^b	53.5^e	54.2^b	69.7^e	53.2^b	71.9^e
Enthusiasm/commitment	63.2^a	73.3^e	56.5^d	67.2^e	63.2^a	80.3^e

Year 1 includes the cohorts of 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2009; year 3 includes the cohorts of 1993, 1996, and 2002; year 5 includes the cohorts of 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 2002. Significant differences between males and females within the group that chose general practice are denoted as follows: ^aP<0.001. ^bP<0.01. ^cP<0.05. ^dNot significant. Significant differences between hospital practice and general practice within each year are denoted as follows: ^eP<0.001. ^f0.001<P<0.01. ^g0.01<P<0.05. ^hP≥0.05.