Table 2.

Subjects’ perceptions of work as based on vocation according to job category

	Money only	Job of interest	Career	Partial calling	Primarily calling
Veterinarian	12 (3.8)	25 (7.8)	124 (38.9)	108 (33.9)	50 (15.7)
Office personnel	4 (5.4)	10 (13.5)	30 (40.5)	26 (35.1)	4 (5.4)
Laboratory animal technician	23 (6.2)	61 (16.5)	136 (36.8)	112 (30.3)	38 (10.3)
Research scientist or research technician	2 (3.6)	10 (17.9)	16 (28.6)	20 (35.7)	8 (14.3)
Other	4 (19.0)	4 (19.0)	4 (19.0)	6 (28.6)	3 (14.3)

Data are given as no. (%) of respondents; percentages refer to the row. Vocational calling differed (P = 0.009) between job categories.