Table 8.
Single vs Married Students who Completed Military Service - Selection Criteria
| SINGLE | MARRIED | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 212 | 142 | |
| CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SPECIALTY a | |||
| INFLUENCE OF SPOUSE | 30.8% | 56.0% | p < 0.001 |
| BEDSIDE SPECIALTY | 94.3% | 92.9% | NS |
| WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS | 70.5% | 72.5% | NS |
| TIME WITH FAMILY (1)b | 68.9% | 75.4% | NS |
| CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE (1) | 67.5% | 69.7% | NS |
| ADVANCING RAPIDLY (2) | 57.8% | 61.3% | NS |
| SPECIALTY WITH TEAMWORK | 55.7% | 49.3% | NS |
| INDEPENDENT PRACTICE | 53.8% | 52.1% | NS |
| PROCEDURES/SURGERY | 45.3% | 51.8% | NS |
| HIGH SALARY | 44.8% | 49.3% | NS |
| PRIVATE PRACTICE | 43.6% | 34.5% | NS |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH (2) | 34.0% | 37.3% | NS |
| SPECIALTY THAT DEALS WITH SOCIAL ISSUES (3) | 32.7% | 30.5% | NS |
| DAYTIME WORK ONLY (1) | 22.3% | 22.0% | NS |
| ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBER | 20.3% | 24.8% | NS |
| INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 8.5% | 12.0% | NS |
| WORK ONLY IN THE COMMUNITY | 3.8% | 3.5% | NS |
| NARROW RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS ©c | 3.3% | 2.8% | NS |
| INFLUENCE OF CLASSMATES © | 1.4% | 0.7% | NS |
| SPECIALTY THAT MY COLEAGUES CHOOSE © | 0.5% | 2.1% | NS |
| CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A RESIDENCY a | |||
| PHYSICAL CHALLENGE | 49.1% | 35.2% | p < 0.02 |
| FAMILY LIVING LOCATION | 72.2% | 82.4% | p < 0.002 |
| INFLUENCE OF FAMILY | 33.5% | 46.5% | p < 0.007 |
| MUCH CLINIC TIME (2) | 8.0% | 16.2% | p < 0.05 |
| INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE (1) © | 81.6% | 83.8% | NS |
| LEADING DEPARTMENT (1) © | 73.1% | 69.7% | NS |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | 68.2% | 70.2% | NS |
| CONTROLLABLE LIFESTYLE | 61.1% | 69.0% | NS |
| MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN | 55.2% | 57.0% | NS |
| LARGE HOSPTIAL | 52.4% | 56.7% | NS |
| MUCH SUPERVISION BY SENIOR PHYSICIANS | 44.1% | 39.4% | NS |
| MUCH “ACTION” | 42.9% | 38.0% | NS |
| TEACHING STUDENTS | 41.5% | 35.5% | NS |
| PRE-DETERMINED WORK HOURS (2) | 37.3% | 44.4% | NS |
| LIMITED WORK HOURS | 25.2% | 22.0% | NS |
| OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH | 19.8% | 27.5% | NS |
| PRIMARY CARE | 19.3% | 19.3% | NS |
| SHORT RESIDENCY | 14.6% | 12.0% | NS |
| HOSPITAL IN THE PERIPHERY (3) | 7.5% | 10.6% | NS |
| MANY ON-CALL SHIFTS | 9.9% | 7.0% | NS |
| Residency in a non-leading department with pleasant working conditions | 50.0% | 49.3% | |
| Residency in a leading department with unpleasant working conditions | 50.0% | 50.7% | NS |
| Residency in a hopsital in the periphery in a specialty that interests me | 89.5% | 87.9% | |
| Residency in a university hopsital in a specialty that interests me less | 10.5% | 12.1% | NS |
| Residency in a specialty that interests me but 2-3 year wait | 64.7% | 53.7% | |
| Residency in a specialty that interests me less but residency within a year | 35.3% | 46.3% | p < 0.03 |
aPercent of “agree” and “agree much” responses on 5-point Likert Scale
bNumbers in parenthesis are the results of factor analysis
c© - clusters per cluster analysis
Boldface entries are the higher value of a significant pair