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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: South Med J. 2015 Mar;108(3):189–195. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000250

Table 2.

Sense of calling among 896 US PCPs and 312 US psychiatrists, 2009–2010

“For me, the practice of medicine is a calling” PCPs, n (%)a Psychiatrists, n (%)a
Agree strongly 365 (40) 128 (42)
Agree somewhat 361 (43) 121 (39)
Disagree somewhat 99 (12) 45 (15)
Disagree strongly 40 (5) 14 (5)
a

Because of rounding error, results may not sum to 100%. Results are adjusted for survey design. Percentages reflect estimates for the population of US PCPs and psychiatrists. PCP, primary care physician.