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Table 1 Residents' Characteristics

From: Self-rated health of primary care house officers and its relationship to psychological and spiritual well-being

Variable

N (%)

Mean Health Rating Scale Score (SD)*

P-value

Sex

  

NS

   Male

95 (42)

87 (9)

 

   Female

131 (58)

86 (10)

 

Race/ethnicity

  

NS

   Caucasian

167 (75)

87 (9)

 

   Minority

58 (25)

85 (12)

 

Post-Graduate Year (PGY)

  

0.03

   PGY-1

70 (31)

87 (10)

 

   PGY-2

70 (31)

84 (11)

 

   PGY-3

72 (32)

89 (9)

 

   PGY-4 and greater

14 (6)

84 (8)

 

Residency Program Type

  

< 0.001

   Internal Medicine

62 (27)

81 (14)

 

   Pediatrics

112 (49)

88 (7)

 

   Internal Medicine-Pediatrics

26 (12)

89 (6)

 

   Family Medicine

27 (12)

88 (9)

 

Clinical Rotation

  

NS

   Inpatient

145 (65)

86 (10)

 

   Non-inpatient

79 (35)

88 (9)

 

Religious Affiliation

  

NS

   Christian

165 (73)

87 (9)

 

   Jewish

15 (7)

86 (9)

 

   Other

24 (11)

83 (16)

 

   None/Undesignated

22 (10)

86 (7)

 
  1. NS: Non-significant
  2. *Possible Range: 0 (death) – 100 (perfect health)