Table 2B.

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

	Female self-employed practitioners					Male self-employed practitioners					Significance*
	R	N	X	±s	Median	R	N	X	±s	Median
Good working atmosphere	1	403	4.73	0.49	5	1	240	4.63	0.53	5	0.012
Independent work	2	403	4.52	0.63	5	2	239	4.52	0.59	5	0.898
Diversified occupation	3	403	4.35	0.72	4	3	239	4.29	0.70	4	0.176
Reasonable salary	4	403	4.17	0.64	4	4	240	4.28	0.63	4	0.016
Professional development	5	403	4.03	0.80	4	6	240	3.89	0.81	4	0.034
Holidays and leisure time	6	403	3.98	0.81	4	5	240	3.96	0.84	4	0.988
Attractive working time	7	403	3.84	0.83	4	7	240	3.87	0.83	4	0.610
Family-friendly arrangements	8	402	3.59	1.17	4	8	240	3.36	1.14	4	0.009

*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.