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How often do the following statements describe the way you feel about working as a doctor?
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Group
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Every day
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A few times a week
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Once a week
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A few times a month
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Once a month or less
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A few times a year
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Never
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a) I think of giving up medicine for another career
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Happy
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6
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34
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Unhappy
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17
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8
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5
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9
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1
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b) I reflect on the satisfaction that I get from being a doctor
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Happy
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12
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25
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3
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Unhappy
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1
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11
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12
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12
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4
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c) I regret my decision to have become a doctor
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Happy
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5
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35
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Unhappy
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5
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11
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5
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11
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7
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1
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- The three questions used for assessing happiness and satisfaction in the doctors. For the first and third questions (a and c) a response of 'every day' is scored as 0, 'A few times a year' as 1, through to 'Never' being scored as 6, whereas the second question (b) is scored in the reverse order. The responses of the 40 happy doctors are shown in bold, whereas the responses of the 40 unhappy doctors are shown in italics.
