Table 2A.

Importance of job characteristics for employed practitioners and differences between women and men in a survey of work and life satisfaction in veterinary practitioners in Germany (2016)

	Female employed practitioners					Male employed practitioners					Significance*
	R	N	X	±s	Median	R	N	X	±s	Median
Good working atmosphere	1	1084	4.79	0.44	5	1	146	4.68	0.54	5	0.011
Reasonable salary	2	1084	4.26	0.64	4	2	146	4.45	0.62	5	<0.001
Holidays and leisure time	3	1083	4.25	0.69	4	3	146	4.27	0.73	4	0.632
Professional development	4	1084	4.24	0.73	4	4	146	4.18	0.78	4	0.521
Independent work	5	1084	4.12	0.77	4	4	146	4.18	0.83	4	0.250
Attractive working time	6	1084	4.09	0.76	4	7	146	4.09	0.77	4	0.926
Diversified occupation	7	1083	4.05	0.77	4	6	146	4.12	0.80	4	0.293
Family-friendly arrangements	8	1083	3.78	1.11	4	8	146	3.46	1.19	4	0.002

*Significances were tested by Mann-Whitney U test; importance was defined as 1=very unimportant to 5=very important.

±s, sd; R, rank; X, mean scores.