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Table 3 Reasons for not participating in the BeLA-Project (multiple choice possible) – distribution over the years of study

From: Programs to encourage working as a general practitioner in rural areas: why do medical students not want to participate? A cross-sectional study

Reason

3rd Study year (n = 95)

4th study year (n = 119)

5th study year (n = 110)

6th study year (n = 82)

Identification with other discipline

63.2%

52.1%

74.5%

48.8%

Not willing to commit long-term

66.3%

53.8%

48.2%

35.4%

Personal connections to another region

27.4%

27.7%

28.2%

26.8%

No willingness to work in the countryside

27.4%

21.8%

21.8%

17.1%

Parents/partner are/is settled in another region

15.8%

27.7%

23.6%

17.1%

Financial support is insufficient

6.3%

5.0%

4.5%

4.9%

Planned to take over the practice from parents/acquaintances in another region.

2.1%

5.0%

1.8%

0%