Table 4.

Doctors’ views about the implementation of the European Working Time Directive, comparing the views of men and women

The implementation of the EWTD	Men		Women		Total
	n	Per cent	n	Per cent	n	Per cent
Has benefited the NHS*
Strongly agree/agree	242	12.3	263	11.8	505	12.0
Neither agree nor disagree	491	25.0	728	32.6	1219	29.1
Strongly disagree/disagree	1228	62.6	1244	55.7	2472	58.9
Total	1961	100	2235	100	4196	100
Has benefited senior doctors†
Strongly agree/agree	192	9.8	190	8.5	382	9.1
Neither agree nor disagree	515	26.2	632	28.3	1147	27.3
Strongly disagree/disagree	1255	64.0	1412	63.2	2667	63.6
Total	1962	100	2234	100	4196	100
Has benefited junior doctors‡
Strongly agree/agree	543	27.6	768	34.3	1311	31.2
Neutral	399	20.3	522	23.3	921	21.9
Strongly disagree/disagree	1024	52.1	949	42.4	1973	46.9
Total	1966	100	2239	100	4205	100

Results of χ²₂ test for trend across the three categories of response, comparing men's and women's responses.

*χ²₂=29.3, p<0.001.

†χ²₂=3.5, p=0.17.

‡χ²₂=40.3, p<0.001.

Results include 60 doctors with an unknown specialty, were unemployed or not working in medicine.

NHS, National Health Service.