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Table 3.1 Frequency distribution of "statements for" a career in medicine (n = 1,640) given by residents of Internal medicine (n = 197), Surgical specialities (n = 106), High-technology medicine (n = 51), Paediatrics (n = 48), Psychiatry (n = 27), other specialities (n = 53), and residents not yet decided (n = 85)

From: Swiss residents' arguments for and against a career in medicine

Statements for a career in medicine

Category

Internal medicine

n (%)

Surgical specialities

n (%)

High-technology medicine

n (%)

Paediatrics

n (%)

Psychiatry

n (%)

Other specialities

n (%)

Not yet decided

n (%)

p

Personal experiences in day-to-day working life

242 (42.1)

126 (41.9)

63 (42.6)

56 (40.3)

34 (43.0)

55 (35.7)

100 (41.0)

n.s.

Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships

171 (29.7)

87 (28.9)

34 (23.0)

47 (33.8)

26 (32.9)

41 (26.6)

51 (20.9)

n.s.

General work-related structural conditions

53 (9.2)

20 (6.6)

13 (8.8)

9 (6.5)

6 (7.6)

21 (13.6)

30 (12.3)

n.s.

Further training and speciality qualification conditions

35 (6.1)

19 (6.3)

14 (9.5)

10 (7.2)

4 (5.1)

14 (9.1)

26 (10.7)

n.s.

Enjoyment/Meaning

27 (4.7)

23 (7.6)

9 (6.1)

11 (7.9)

3 (3.8)

11 (7.1)

9 (3.7)

n.s.

Social prestige and health-policy aspects

20 (3.5)

14 (4.7)

5 (3.4)

1 (0.7)

3 (3.8)

6 (3.9)

8 (3.3)

n.s.

Income

9 (1.6)

3 (1.0)

2 (1.4)

0 (0)

2 (2.5)

1 (0.6)

3 (1.2)

1)

Leisure/Private life

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

15 (6.1)

1)

Not codable

18 (3.1)

9 (3.0)

8 (5.4)

4 (2.9)

1 (1.3)

5 (3.2)

2 (0.8)

n.s.

Total

575 (100.0)

301 (100.0)

148 (100.0)

139 (100.0)

79 (100.0)

154 (100.0)

244 (100.0)

 
  1. 1) Computation of Chi2 is not calculable because the total is too low (n = 1)