Table 2.
Cross-tabulation of influences on choice of specialty by years since graduation
| Length of residency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time since graduation (years) | Not important | Important | Extremely important | Total (N) |
| 0–10 | ||||
| n (%) | 12 (17.6) | 34 (50.0) | 22 (32.4) | 68 (100.0) |
| 11–20 | ||||
| n (%) | 9 (31.0) | 16 (55.2) | 4 (13.8) | 29 (100.0) |
| 21–30 | ||||
| n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 7 (46.7) | 4 (26.7) | 15 (100.0) |
| χ2 = 4.56, df = 4, P = 0.34 | ||||
| Good income within specialty | ||||
| 0–10 | ||||
| n (%) | 3 (4.4) | 21 (30.9) | 44 (64.7) | 68 (100.0) |
| 11–20 | ||||
| n (%) | 3 (10.3) | 12 (41.4) | 14 (48.3) | 29 (100.0) |
| 21–30 | ||||
| n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (40.0) | 5 (33.3) | 15 (100.0) |
| χ2 = 10.27, df = 4, P = 0.04 | ||||
| Prestige | ||||
| 0–10 | ||||
| n (%) | 6 (8.8) | 26 (38.2) | 36 (52.9) | 68 (100.0) |
| 11–20 | ||||
| n (%) | 4 (13.8) | 9 (31.0) | 16 (55.2) | 29 (100.0) |
| 21–30 | ||||
| n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (40.0) | 5 (33.3) | 15 (100.0) |
| χ2 = 4.59, df = 4, P = 0.33 | ||||
| Few specialists | ||||
| 0–10 | ||||
| n (%) | 7 (10.3) | 37 (54.4) | 24 (35.3) | 68 (100.0) |
| 11–20 | ||||
| n (%) | 8 (27.6) | 15 (51.7) | 6 (20.7) | 29 (100.0) |
| 21–30 | ||||
| n (%) | 2 (13.3) | 5 (33.3) | 8 (53.3) | 15 (100.0) |
| χ2 = 8.32, df = 4, P = 0.08 | ||||
Influencing factors: length, income, prestige, specialists.