Table 1.
Characteristics of all interviewed emergency medicine residents starting training during 2006–2013, stratified by self-focused versus other-focused interview responses (n=106).
| Characteristics | All residents, n=106 | Self-focused, n=50 | Other-focused, n=56 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years | 31.1 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 0.12† |
| Female sex, % | 22.6 | 28.0 | 17.9 | 0.25‡ |
| Mean pre-residency time as physician, years | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.09§ |
| Geographical home of record, % | ||||
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | 5.7 | 8.0 | 3.6 | |
| Mid-Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.3 | |
| East north central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) | 16.0 | 12.0 | 19.6 | |
| West north central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) | 7.5 | 4.0 | 10.7 | |
| South-Atlantic (DA, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, DC, WV) | 15.1 | 20.0 | 10.7 | |
| East south central (AL, KY, MS, TN) | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| West south central (AR, LA, OK, TX) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.1 | |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) | 18.9 | 16.0 | 21.4 | |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) | 11.3 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 0.33** |
| Religion as significant life influence (%) | 51.9 | 38.0 | 64.3 | 0.01‡ |
| Politics as significant life influence (%) | 29.2 | 40.0 | 19.6 | 0.03‡ |
| Graduated residency (%) | 95.3 | 98.0 | 92.9 | 0.37‡ |
| Non-professional remedial action (%) | 20.8 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 1.00‡ |
| Professional remedial action (%) | 15.1 | 26.0 | 5.4 | <0.01‡ |
CT, Connecticut; ME, Maine; MA, Massachusetts; NH, New Hampshire; RI, Rhode Island; VT, Vermont; NJ, New Jersey; NY, New York; PA, Pennsylvania; IL, Illinois; IN, Indiana; MI, Michigan; OH, Ohio; WI, Wisconsin; IA, Iowa; KS, Kansas; MN, Minnesota; MO, Montana; NE, Nebraska; ND, North Dakota; SD, South Dakota; DE, Delaware; FL, Florida; GA, Georgia; MD, Maryland; NC, North Carolina; SC, South Carolina; VA, Virginia; DC, District of Columbia; WV, West Virginia; AL, Alabama; KY, Kentucky; MS, Mississippi; TN, Tennessee; AR, Arkansas; LA, Louisiana; OK, Oklahoma; TX, Texas; AZ, Arizona; CO, Colorado; ID, Idaho; MT, Montana; NV, Nevada; NM, New Mexico; UT, Utah; WY, Wyoming; AK, Alaska; CA, California; HI, Hawaii; OR, Oregon; WA, Washington.
Values reflect comparisons of characteristics between residents expressing self-focused values versus those expressing other focused values.
Two-tailed independent samples Student’s t-test (equivalent variances by Levene’s test).
Fisher’s exact test (2-sided).
Two-tailed independent samples Student’s t-test (non-equivalent variances by Levene’s test).
Chi-squared test.