Table 2.

Job satisfaction statements: percentages according to timing of decision to become a GP (1993, 1996, 1999 and 2000 cohorts)

All responders	Timing of decision to choose GP				Comparing 4 groups	Comparing earliest choosers (<Y1) vs latest (≥Y5)	All
	< Y1	Y1 to 3	Y3 to 5	≥Y5	P-value (χ2 testa3)	P-value (χ2 testa1)
	Contributing statements
I find enjoyment in my current post (% agreement)	91.5	91.1	91.0	88.2	0.140	0.030	90.6
I am doing interesting and challenging work (% agreement)	90.2	88.0	86.6	82.6	<0.001	<0.001	87.4
I feel dissatisfied in my current post (% disagreement)	75.8	72.2	72.5	67.3	0.002	<0.001	72.7
Most days I am enthusiastic about my work (% agreement)	76.7	77.1	76.9	71.0	0.030	0.010	75.6
I am often bored with my work (% disagreement)	80.5	77.2	76.6	70.0	<0.001	<0.001	76.9
Males
Contributing statements
I find enjoyment in my current post (% agreement)	88.9	91.4	90.5	86.8	0.430	0.530	89.2
I am doing interesting and challenging work (% agreement)	88.9	86.1	84.0	80.5	0.040	0.010	85.2
I feel dissatisfied in my current post (% disagreement)	71.8	68.2	70.5	67.1	0.630	0.260	69.7
Most days I am enthusiastic about my work (% agreement)	72.7	73.1	75.8	71.0	0.700	0.710	73.1
I am often bored with my work (% disagreement)	75.4	74.0	71.4	68.0	0.250	0.060	72.4
Females
Contributing statements
I find enjoyment in my current post (% agreement)	92.6	90.9	91.4	89.2	0.260	0.060	91.4
I am doing interesting and challenging work (% agreement)	90.8	88.9	88.2	84.0	0.009	0.001	88.6
I feel dissatisfied in my current post (% disagreement)	77.6	74.1	73.7	67.5	0.004	<0.001	74.2
Most days I am enthusiastic about my work (% agreement)	78.4	79.0	77.7	71.0	0.030	0.007	77.0
I am often bored with my work (% disagreement)	82.8	78.7	79.8	71.2	<0.001	<0.001	79.2

^aDegrees of freedom for the test (4 groups = 3 df, 2 groups = 1 df).