Table 2 Retention rate among PSs
From: Distribution and retention trends of physician-scientists in Japan: a longitudinal study
Period and number observed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996–1998 | 1998–2000 | 2000–2002 | 2002–2004 | 2004–2006 | 2006–2008 | 2008–2010 | 2010–2012 | 2012–2014 | 2014–2016 | |
Number of baseline, n | 4930 | 5269 | 5393 | 5327 | 5255 | 5319 | 5223 | 5265 | 5075 | 4998 |
Still working as PSs, n (%) | 3208 | 3270 | 3258 | 3157 | 3112 | 3221 | 3345 | 3324 | 3280 | 3243 |
Change in area of practice, n (%) | 1118 | 1213 | 1289 | 1353 | 1511 | 1382 | 1296 | 1365 | 1185 | 1182 |
No report, n (%) | 604 | 786 | 846 | 817 | 632 | 716 | 582 | 576 | 610 | 573 |
Estimated annual retention rate, % | 75.6% | 74.4% | 73.8% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.8% | 75.2% | 74.8% | 75.4% | 75.5% |
Retention rate by year since registration as a physician % | ||||||||||
0–14 | 71.1% | 70.6% | 69.8% | 69.3% | 69.2% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.2% | 69.4% | 69.3% |
15–29 | 84.5% | 82.9% | 82.0% | 81.6% | 79.9% | 80.4% | 81.4% | 80.1% | 80.0% | 81.8% |
30–44 | 77.6% | 74.4% | 75.1% | 76.6% | 76.7% | 75.9% | 79.2% | 78.1% | 78.4% | 78.0% |
≧45 | 69.5% | 69.2% | 69.4% | 69.3% | 70.6% | 69.6% | 69.9% | 69.7% | 70.0% | 69.9% |