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Table 3.2 Frequency distribution of "statements against" a career in medicine (n = 1,703) 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 against 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

83 (14.3)

29 (9.0)

17 (11.3)

15 (10.4)

10 (12.7)

15 (9.2)

35 (13.3)

n.s.

Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships

32 (5.5)

24 (7.4)

11 (7.3)

16 (11.1)

4 (5.1)

12 (7.4)

15 (5.7)

n.s.

General work-related structural conditions

182 (31.4)

109 (33.6)

38 (25.3)

51 (35.4)

21 (26.6)

48 (29.4)

92 (35.0)

n.s.

Further training and speciality qualification conditions

36 (6.2)

32 (9.9)

18 (12.0)

6 (4.2)

14 (17.7)

13 (8.0)

20 (7.6)

0.01

Enjoyment/Meaning

3 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

3 (1.1)

1)

Social prestige and health-policy aspects

130 (22.4)

59 (18.2)

29 (19.3)

22 (15.3)

17 (21.5)

43 (26.4)

55 (20.9)

n.s.

Income

63 (10.9)

47 (14.5)

16 (10.7)

20 (13.9)

9 (11.4)

24 (14.7)

19 (7.2)

n.s.

Leisure/Private life

50 (8.6)

22 (6.8)

20 (13.3)

13 (9.0)

3 (3.8)

7 (4.3)

23 (8.7)

n.s.

Not codable

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

1 (0.4)

n.s.

Total

580 (100.0)

324 (100.0)

150 (100.0)

144 (100.0)

79 (100.0)

163 (100.0)

263 (100.0)

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