Table 7.
Results of backward stepwise linear regression analyses of each factor, modeled^ as an outcome of MS group
| Factors (n = 780) | Constant | MS year/time | Cohort 1 (MS1/3) | Covariates | R 2 (F sig) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
How important are the following factors in considering your career in medicine? | |||||
|
Idealism in medicine |
.453 |
-.113 (<.001) |
.020 (NS) |
Hispanic (.540, p = .005); White (-.330, p < .001) |
.079 (<.001) |
|
Employment and job security |
-.207 |
.146 (<.001) |
.116 (NS) |
# Children (-.313, p < .001); White (-.254, p < .001) |
.059 (<.001) |
|
Status and income |
.371 |
.001 (NS) |
-.216 (.014) |
Female (-.281, p = .022); Hispanic (-.477, p = .021); White (-.165, p = .031); Married (-.237, p = .037) |
.051 (<.001) |
|
Career satisfaction |
.157 |
-.081 (.002) |
-.247 (.005) |
Rural (-.281, p = .022); White (.269, p = .001) |
.034 (<.001) |
|
How important are the following factors in considering your choice for a specialty? | |||||
|
Prestige and income |
.203 |
.035 (NS) |
.069 (NS) |
Married (-.447, p < .001); White (-.189, p = .015); Female (-.148, p = .046) |
.034 (<.001) |
|
Lifestyle and family |
-.021 |
-.005 (NS) |
-.143 (NS) |
Female (.231, p = .002) |
.018 (.004) |
|
Idealism and educational experience |
.259 |
-.025 (NS) |
.127 (NS) |
White (-.438, p < .001); Hispanic (.546, p = .006) |
.067 (<.001) |
|
Debt over interest in content |
.025 |
.077 (.004) |
.089 (NS) |
White (-.368, p < .001) |
.042 (<.001) |
|
Attitudes toward primary care | |||||
|
Value of primary care skills |
-.269 |
.014 (NS) |
.233 (.008) |
Married (.443, p < .001); Female (.190, p = .009); Number of Children (-.358, p = .018) |
.036 (<.001) |
|
Negative/antagonistic view of primary care |
.072 |
.142 (<.001) |
-.132 (NS) |
White (-.437, p < .001); Rural (-.231, p = .05) |
.125 (<.001) |
|
Considering primary care career |
.129 |
.003 (NS) |
.177 (.042) |
White (-.397, p < .001); Rural (.348, p = .005) |
.047 (<.001) |
| Negative/sympathetic view of primary care | .167 | .097 (<.001) | -.110 (NS) | Number of Children (.302, p = .031) | .049 (<.001) |
^MS Group coded as: (MS1/T1 = 0, MS1/T2 = 1, MS2/T1 = 2, MS2/T2 = 3, MS3 = 4, MS4 = 5), Controlling for cohort (MS1/3 = 1, vs. MS2/4 = 0), race (White = 1), ethnicity (Hispanic = 1), rural secondary school graduation (1) origin, gender (female = 1), marital status (married = 1). Predictors displayed are those left in the final model produced by stepwise entry of covariates.