Table 2.
Rating of job satisfaction on a positive scale from 0–10
| Overall | Female | Male | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-valuea | |
| Aspects of job satisfaction | ||||
| Overall job satisfaction | 6.0 (2.4) | 5.8 (2.4) | 6.3 (2.3) | 0.077 |
| Satisfaction with personal work-life balance | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.5 (2.2) | 5.5 (2.4) | 0.886 |
| Satisfaction with time for patient consultation | 4.2 (3.1) | 4.3 (3.2) | 4.1 (2.9) | 0.622 |
| Satisfaction with proportion of administrative work | 3.0 (2.3) | 2.7 (2.2) | 3.3 (2.5) | 0.015 |
| Satisfaction with proportion of nonmedical work | 2.9 (2.5) | 2.7 (2.4) | 3.3 (2.7) | 0.014 |
| Satisfaction with income | 5.5 (2.8) | 5.5 (2.7) | 5.7 (2.9) | 0.574 |
| Satisfaction with economic pressure | 4.6 (3.0) | 4.4 (3.0) | 4.8 (3.0) | 0.291 |
| Satisfaction with further and continuing education | 6.6 (2.6) | 6.5 (2.6) | 6.7 (2.5) | 0.473 |
| Satisfaction with working alone | 4.6 (2.9) | 4.4 (2.8) | 4.9 (3.0) | 0.091 |
| Satisfaction with exchange of knowledge with colleagues | 5.2 (2.8) | 5.3 (2.8) | 5.1 (2.8) | 0.472 |
Significant p-values are written in bold
aStudent’s t-test