Table 1.

Participants, respective number of responses (N) and their job characteristics in a survey of work and life satisfaction in four subgroups of veterinary practitioners in Germany (2016): female employed practitioners (FEP), male employed practitioners (MEP), female self-employed practitioners (FSEP) and male self-employed practitioners (MSEP)

	FEP		MEP		FSEP		MSEP
	N	Result	N	Result	N	Result	N	Result
Age (median years)	1079	33	143	33	398	48	236	53
Pretax annual income (median €)	964	30,000	130	38,700	299	45,000	192	80,000
Working hours per week (median hours)	973	45	133	50	328	45	198	55
I would not choose my current place of employment again (%)	1084	27.6	146	30.8	403	14.6	240	16.3
I would not choose this profession again (%)	1084	35.2	146	37.7	403	22.3	240	31.3