Skip to main content

Table 4.2 Frequency distribution of "statements against" a career in medicine (n = 1,703 responses) given by 442 residents who would go into medicine again and 117 residents who would not, as well as by 8 residents not giving a response.

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

 

Statements against a career in medicine

Category

Statements of residents who would go into medicine again

n (%)

Statements of residents who would not go into medicine again

n (%)

No response in terms of choosing medicine again or not

n (%)

p

Personal experiences in day-to-day working life

143 (11.0)

52 (13.8)

9 (39.1)

<0.05

Interpersonal experiences in professional relationships

84 (6.5)

29 (7.7)

1 (4.3)

n.s.

General work-related structural conditions

418 (32.1)

119 (31.5)

4 (17.4)

n.s.

Further training and speciality qualification conditions

104 (8.0)

34 (9.0)

1 (4.3)

n.s.

Enjoyment/Meaning

4 (0.3)

5 (1.3)

1 (4.3)

<0.05

Social prestige and health- policy aspects

285 (21.9)

68 (18.0)

2 (8.7)

n.s.

Income

153 (11.8)

42 (11.1)

3 (13.0)

n.s.

Leisure/Private life

109 (8.4)

27 (7.1)

2 (8.7)

n.s.

Not codable

2 (0.2)

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

n.s.

Total

1302 (100.0)

378 (100.0)

23 (100.0)

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