Does an activity based remuneration system attract young doctors to general practice?

Table 6 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of preferred GP remuneration system

Independent variables	Salary Odds Ratio (95%CI) n = 163	Activity based Odds Ratio (95%CI) n = 160
Sex
0 = Female, 1 = Male	0.59 (0.39-0.89)**	1.69 (1.15-2.49)**
Risk attitude
Neutral	1	1
Risk averse	1.32 (0.82-2.12)	1.07 (0.60-1.89)
Risk seeking	0.94 (0.54-1.62)	1.00 (0.66-1.72)
Important to have a high income
Do not agree	1	1
Some agreement	0.51 (0.27-0.95)*	0.94 (0.38-2.32)
Strong agreement	0.45 (0.23-0.85)*	1.65 (0.67-4.03)
Feel happy with a high work pace
Do not agree	1	1
Some agreement	0.79 (0.44-1.43)	2.24 (0.89-5.65)
Strong agreement	0.57 (0.30-1.10)	3.94 (1.54-10.10)**
Experience
0 = Student or hospital intern, 1 = Yes (GP intern)	1.29 (0.87-1.90)	1.31 (0.88-1.95)
Inclined to work as GP
0 = No, 1 = Yes	0.72 (0.49-1.05)	1.50 (1.01-2.23)*
Cox & Snell R²	0.110
Nagelkerke R²	0.128

The reference category is: Mix of salary and activity based remuneration (n = 390).
Those who answered "I don't know" (n = 100) are excluded from the analysis.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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