Enjoyment and Leisure: doctors’ views according to their current specialty 5 years after graduation
| Percentage responder rating out of 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty group | Low (1–3) | Medium (4–7) | High (8–10) | Total replies (100%) |
| Enjoyment* | ||||
| Medical specialties/hospital medicine | 4.8 | 42.6 | 52.6 | 2028 |
| Surgery | 5.3 | 40.8 | 53.9 | 2219 |
| Other specialties combined | 4.1 | 38.5 | 57.4 | 3202 |
| General practice | 3.5 | 39.8 | 56.6 | 2962 |
| Leisure† | ||||
| Medical specialties/hospital medicine | 19.0 | 47.9 | 33.1 | 2028 |
| Surgery | 23.0 | 49.8 | 27.2 | 2220 |
| Other specialties combined | 19.7 | 50.5 | 29.8 | 3206 |
| General practice | 8.2 | 41.4 | 50.5 | 2961 |
*χ26=22.4, p<0.001.
†χ26=502.7, p<0.001.