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Table 3 Distribution of high and low perceived status of different specialities, by chosen speciality

From: Swedish doctors choice of medical speciality and associations with cultural capital and perceived status: a cross-sectional study

Type of chosen speciality
	Total		Surgical		Primary care		Internal medicine		Psychiatry		Hospital service
Perceived status for:	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Primary Care
High	41	15	4	5	16	25	7	10	8	42	3	17	0.000*
Low	229	85	74	95	49	75	60	90	11	58	15	83
Surgery
High	186	69	66	83.5	43	67	40	60	8	42	12	67	0.001*
Low	84	31	13	16.5	21	33	27	40	11	58	6	33
Geriatrics
High	17	6	2	2.5	7	11	4	6	2	10	1	6	0.226
Low	253	94	77	97.5	57	89	63	94	17	89	17	94
Internal medicine
High	127	47	23	29	42	66	29	43	11	58	7	39	0.000*
Low	143	53	56	71	22	34	38	57	8	42	11	61
Psychiatry
High	18	7	3	4	5	8	4	6	3	16	2	11	0.273
Low	252	93	76	96	59	92	63	94	16	84	16	89
Laboratory
High	16	6	3	4	7	11	2	3	2	11	1	6	0.197
Low	247	94	73	96	55	89	65	97	16	89	17	94
Imaging/radiology
High	47	17	17	22	12	19	8	12	3	16	4	22	0.575
Low	222	82	61	78	52	81	59	88	16	84	14	78
Neuro-specialities
High	137	51	25	33	44	69	30	45	11	58	10	56	0.001*
Low	130	49	51	67	20	31	37	55	8	42	8	44

Values with * denote statistical significant result, P < 0.05, using Fischers exact test to compare between groups

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