Table 3.

Distribution of job satisfaction (n=254 total respondents)

Respondent Characteristics	Very Dissatisfied/ Dissatisfied, %	Neutral, %	Satisfied/Very Satisfied, %	P Valuea
Age, yr
25–34	10	32	58	0.24
35–44	18	29	54
45–54	21	20	58
55–64	22	28	50
65 or older	0	16	84
Sex
Men	15	25	60.5	0.28
Women	21	27	52
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino	22	28	50	0.42
White	16	21	63
Asian and Asian American	17	28	55
Other	25	36	39
Geographic region
Midwest	18	31	51	0.72
Northeast	18	30	52
South	17	22	61
West	21	18	61
Medical school
United States based	12	24	64	0.03b
Non–United States based	23	27	50
AST fellowship
No	7	28	65	0.01b
Yes	23	24	53
Practice type
Adult/adult-pediatric	19	25	56	0.32
Pediatric	5	26	69
Annual kidney transplant volume
<50	16	20	64	0.11
50–100	11	34	55
101–150	23	22	65
151–200	18	21	61
201–250	15	30	55
251–300	13	38	49
>300	41	24	35
Annual pancreas transplant
0	13	22	65	0.08
1–5	21	19	60
6–10	16	30	55
11–20	16	25	59
>20	33	42	25
Practice affiliation c
University	21	30	49	0.02b
Nonuniversity	13	14.3	73
Private	8	28	64
Job allocated to clinical transplant nephrology, %
0–50	11	26	63	0.22
55–75	13	28	59
>7	25	23	52
Practice, yr
0–4	18	27	55	0.70
5–9	26	23	51
10–14	12	29	59
15–29	19	28	53
20–24	21	25	54
25+	9	23	68
Transplant center director/UNOS medical director for kidney or kidney/pancreas
Yes	13	21	66	0.03b
No	22	29	49
Total compensation, US $
≤200,000	19	32	49	0.13
201,000–250,000	22	33	45
250,000–300,000	18	25	57
301,000–400,000	16	23	61
≥400,000	11	7	82

AST, American Society of Transplantation; UNOS, United Network for Organ Sharing.

^aA chi-squared P value for the test of the association of job satisfaction and respondent characteristics was used. Significant multivariable model factors included total compensation (adjusted odds ratio, 1.30 per higher satisfaction level) and US medical school (adjusted odds ratio, 1.85 per higher level).

^bP value is significant.

^cVeterans Affairs is not shown (less than five completed responses).