Table 4 Issue priorities (N = 240)
From: The future of physician advocacy: a survey of U.S. medical students
Outside provision of direct patient care, how important is it that physicians, individually or collectively, advocate for: | Very Important N(%) | Somewhat Important N(%) | Not Important N(%) | Mean | Standard deviation | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Issues | Â | Â | Â | 2.74 | .3744 | .1401 |
 Drug addiction and treatment | 200 (83.3) | 36 (15.0) | 4 (1.7) | 2.82 | .4287 | .1838 |
 Healthcare coverage for the uninsured | 195 (81.3) | 39 (16.3) | 6 (2.5) | 2.79 | .4672 | .2183 |
 Nutrition, obesity, and food safety | 194 (80.8) | 42 (17.5) | 4 (1.7) | 2.79 | .4462 | .1991 |
 Healthcare costs | 186 (77.5) | 49 (20.4) | 5 (2.1) | 2.65 | .4775 | .2280 |
 Abortion laws and reproductive issues | 181 (75.4) | 49 (20.4) | 10 (4.2) | 2.71 | .5379 | .2894 |
 Disability rights | 166 (69.2) | 62 (25.8) | 12 (5.0) | 2.64 | .5756 | .3313 |
 Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security | 165 (68.8) | 66 (27.5) | 9 (3.8) | 2.65 | .5511 | .3038 |
Social Issues | Â | Â | 2.35 | .5350 | .2863 | |
 Human rights | 167 (69.6) | 59 (24.6) | 14 (5.8) | 2.64 | .5909 | .3492 |
 Education | 163 (67.9) | 68 (28.3) | 9 (3.8) | 2.64 | .5534 | .3062 |
 Racial issues | 149 (62.1) | 64 (26.7) | 27 (11.3) | 2.51 | .6906 | .4769 |
 Housing and homelessness | 138 (57.5) | 81 (33.8) | 21 (8.8) | 2.49 | .6532 | .4266 |
 LGBTQ issues | 132 (55.0) | 75 (31.3) | 33 (13.8) | 2.41 | .7208 | .5195 |
 Environmental issues | 113 (47.1) | 96 (40.0) | 31 (12.9) | 2.34 | .6966 | .4853 |
 Immigration | 103 (42.9) | 93 (38.8) | 44 (18.3) | 2.25 | .7446 | .5544 |
 Economic issues | 102 (42.5) | 100 (41.7) | 38 (15.8) | 2.27 | .7172 | .5144 |
 Crime and criminal justice | 95 (39.6) | 104 (43.3) | 41 (17.1) | 2.23 | .7199 | .5182 |
 Transportation | 86 (35.8) | 117 (48.8) | 37 (15.4) | 2.20 | .6876 | .4728 |
 Military and national security issues | 52 (21.7) | 115 (47.9) | 73 (30.4) | 1.91 | .7179 | .5153 |
Overall | 2.50 | .4444 | .1975 | |||