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Table 3 Priorities, analysis by gender Question asked: ‘For the following elements, please rank from 1 (least important) to 5 (most important) their importance for your future self-fulfilment?’ Mean (DS)

From: Career aspirations among specialty residents in France: a cross-sectional gender-based comparison

 

All specialties

Medical specialties

Surgical specialties

Gynecology-Obstetrics

Anesthesia & resuscitation

total n = 462

men

n = 98

women

n = 195

p value

men

n = 31

women

n = 16

p value

men

n = 10

women

n = 57

p value

men

n = 34

women

n = 21

p value

Family Life

4,50 (0,04)

4,24 (0,94)

4,61 (0,73)

<.001

4,65 (0,61)

4,56 (0,51)

.644

4,30 (0,82)

4,54 (0,80)

.381

4,35 (0,98)

4,76 (0,70)

.102

Leisure

4,18 (0,04)

4,40 (0,62)

4,15 (0,76)

.006

4,03 (0,79)

3,81 (0,91)

.397

4,10 (0,56)

4,18 (0,71)

.715

4,12 (0,91)

4,00 (0,78)

.626

Freedom of timetables

4,09 (0,04)

4,08 (0,78)

4,06 (0,79)

.838

4,35 (0,71)

3,94 (0,57)

.048

4,20 (0,42)

4,00 (0,56)

.292

4,18 (0,83)

4,14 (0,65)

.876

Financial Compensation

4,06 (0,04)

4,02 (0,96)

4,07 (0,95)

.665

4,10 (0,91)

3,81 (1,05)

.339

4,00 (1,05)

4,04 (0,77)

.901

4,18 (0,87)

4,29 (0,72)

.631

Social Recognition

3,76 (0,04)

3,44 (1,14)

3,98 (0,93)

<.001

3,55 (1,15)

3,50 (1,03)

.888

3,30 (1,16)

3,82 (0,93)

.117

3,68 (0,91)

3,95 (0,59)

.223

Interest of the professional activity

3,63 (0,04)

3,48 (1,06)

3,54 (0,87)

.584

4,23 (0,92)

3,75 (0,93)

.101

3,60 (1,07)

3,56 (0,82)

.897

3,94 (1,01)

3,90 (0,99)

.897

Intellectual stimulation

3,39 (0,05)

3,54 (1,18)

3,29 (1,01)

.057

3,65 (0,91)

2,69 (1,13)

.003

4,30 (0,82)

3,53 (0,98)

.022

3,26 (1,16)

3,19 (0,60)

.788

Transmission of knowledge

3,03 (0,05)

3,04 (1,17)

2,94 (1,08)

.459

3,61 (1,05)

2,88 (0,62)

.014

2,90 (1,19)

3,40 (1,03)

.169

2,65 (1,20)

2,86 (0,964)

.502