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Table 2 Mean, SD of items and their loading on each component of “factors important to career choice”

From: Medical students’ attitudes towards and views of general practice careers in Singapore: a cross-sectional survey and qualitative analysis

 

Mean

SD

Component loadings

1. Practical considerations

2. Style of working

3. career potential

Reasonable hours

4.25

0.80

.792

  

Length of training

3.68

0.94

.703

  

Location flexibility

3.62

0.97

.690

  

Income potential

4.03

0.79

.434

  

Community-based working

3.80

0.88

 

.811

 

Teamwork

4.01

0.79

 

.718

 

Close relationships with patients

3.98

0.82

 

.673

 

Career development opportunities

4.39

0.66

  

.805

Research opportunities

3.02

1.06

  

.607

Professional status

3.90

0.79

  

.593

Job satisfaction

4.77

0.45

  

.492

Variance explained

  

22.6%

26.3%

14.1%

  1. For Mean and SD, 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree