Fig. 1
From: Factors important in the choice of a medical career: a Finnish national study
Motives for applying for medical school in 1988, 1998, and 2008 studies. Proportions (%) of respondents answering “Quite a lot” or “Very much” to the question “To what extend did the following motives influence your decision to apply for medical school?” in Young Physician 88, Physician 1998, and Physician 2008 studies. Note **p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05 for the difference between study years. “Interest in research” was not asked in the Young Physician 88 study