General practitioners’ altered preferences for private practice vs. salaried positions: a consequence of proposed policy regulations?

Table 5 Why would you still prefer salary/private practice? ¹

Variables	n	Percent
Reasons for preferring Private practice ²
Autonomy	114	46%
More income	34	14%
Aversion to public authorities, bureaucracy etc.	46	19%
Other reasons	18	7%
Reasons for preferring salaried positions ³
Better social security/benefits	182	50%
Less administrative work	128	35%
Less employer responsibility	81	22%
Less economic focus	43	12%
More stability	49	14%

¹The respondents were allowed to provide multiple reasons to this question ²76 GPs, of those who preferred private practice (N = 248), did not provide an answer to this question. ³90 GPs, of those who preferred salaried position (N = 362), did not provide an answer to this question.

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