Table 3.
Percentages of practising cardiologists whose original choice was for each specified specialty group*
| |
Specialty destination: year 10 (1974–96) and year 7 (1999, 2000) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||||
| Career choices |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
|
Year 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cardiology untied 1st |
23.2 |
38 |
27.0 |
10 |
23.9 |
48 |
| Cardiology tied 1st |
3.0 |
5 |
2.7 |
1 |
3.0 |
6 |
| Cardiology 2nd or 3rd |
6.7 |
11 |
2.7 |
1 |
6.0 |
12 |
| Any choice for other hospital physician |
56.7 |
93 |
59.5 |
22 |
57.2 |
115 |
| All others |
10.4 |
17 |
8.1 |
3 |
10.0 |
20 |
| Total |
100.0 |
164 |
100.0 |
37 |
100.0 |
201 |
|
Year 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cardiology untied 1st |
57.7 |
97 |
61.1 |
22 |
58.3 |
119 |
| Cardiology tied 1st |
6.5 |
11 |
5.6 |
2 |
6.4 |
13 |
| Cardiology 2nd or 3rd |
9.5 |
16 |
5.6 |
2 |
8.8 |
18 |
| Any choice for other hospital physician |
22.0 |
37 |
25.0 |
9 |
22.5 |
46 |
| All others |
4.2 |
7 |
2.8 |
1 |
3.9 |
8 |
| Total |
100.0 |
168 |
100.0 |
36 |
100.0 |
204 |
|
Year 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cardiology untied 1st |
88.5 |
131 |
90.0 |
27 |
88.8 |
158 |
| Cardiology tied 1st |
1.4 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.1 |
2 |
| Cardiology 2nd or 3rd |
3.4 |
5 |
3.3 |
1 |
3.4 |
6 |
| Any choice for other hospital physician |
5.4 |
8 |
6.7 |
2 |
5.6 |
10 |
| All others |
1.4 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.1 |
2 |
| Total | 100.0 | 148 | 100.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 178 |
* Doctors practising cardiology at ten years after qualification (cohorts of 1974–1996) or seven years after (1999 and 2000 cohorts).