Table 1 Frequency distribution of "statements for" (n = 1,640 responses) and "statements against" (n = 1,703 responses) a career in medicine given by 264 male and 303 female residents, ranked by "statements for a career in medicine"
From: Swiss residents' arguments for and against a career in medicine
| Â | Statements for a career in medicine | Statements against a career in medicine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | p | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | p |
Personal experiences in day-to-day working life | 291 (38.7) | 385 (43.4) | n.s. | 80 (10.2) | 124 (13.5) | < 0.05 |
Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships | 208 (27.7) | 264 (29.7) | n.s. | 49 (6.2) | 65 (7.1) | n.s. |
General work-related structural conditions | 79 (10.5) | 73 (8.2) | n.s. | 235 (29.9) | 306 (33.3) | n.s. |
Further training and speciality-qualification conditions | 57 (7.6) | 65 (7.3) | n.s. | 64 (8.2) | 75 (8.2) | n.s. |
Enjoyment/Meaning | 39 (5.2) | 54 (6.1) | n.s. | 3 (0.4) | 7 (0.8) | n.s. |
Social prestige and health-policy aspects | 36 (4.8) | 21 (2.4) | < 0.05 | 195 (24.8) | 160 (17.4) | < 0.01 |
Income | 13 (1.7) | 7 (0.8) | n.s. | 114 (14.5) | 84 (9.2) | < 0.01 |
Leisure/Private life | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 1) | 43 (5.5) | 95 (10.3) | < 0.001 |
Not codable | 29 (3.9) | 18 (2.0) | 0.03 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | n.s. |
Total | 752 (100) | 888 (100) | Â | 785 (100) | 918 (100) | Â |