Overwork among resident physicians: national questionnaire survey results

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Table 1 Respondent attributes and in-hospital hours

Attributes of Respondents	n	%	Annual Income (not including part-time work; dollars)n (%)
Sex			< 16,000	138	3.2
Male	2710	62.9	≥ 16,000–<32,000	1014	23.5
Female	1596	37.1	≥ 32,000–<48,000	1083	25.2
Age (years)			≥ 48,000–<64,000	879	20.4
≥ 25–<30	2587	60.1	≥ 64,000–<80,000	673	15.6
≥ 30–<35	1270	29.5	≥ 80,000–<96,000	343	8.0
≥ 35–<40	220	5.1	≥ 96,000	176	4.1
≥ 40	229	5.3	In-hospital (hours per week)
Marital Status			< 40 h	78	1.8
Married	1904	44.2	40–60 h	1305	30.3
Not married	2402	55.8	60–80 h	1783	41.4
Parental Status			80–100 h	783	18.2
Children	909	21.1	≥ 100 h	357	8.3
No children	3397	78.9	Foundational Entity of Employer
Basic Area of Specialization			Public	1224	28.4
General Internal Medicine	979	22.7	National University	1618	37.6
Surgery	437	10.1	Private University	945	21.9
Orthopedic Surgery	329	7.6	Private	519	12.1
Pediatrics	297	6.9	Employer’s Total No. of Beds
OB/GYN	274	6.4	< 200	63	1.5
Anesthesiology	272	6.3	≥ 200–<400	320	7.4
Otolaryngology	227	5.3	≥ 400–<600	677	15.7
Psychiatry	212	4.9	≥ 600–<800	1412	32.8
Dermatology	187	4.3	≥ 800–<1,000	1072	24.9
Ophthalmology	152	3.5	≥ 1,000	762	17.7
Emergency Medicine	146	3.4	Employer’s No. of Full-time Physicians
Urology	145	3.4	< 100	421	9.8
Radiology	139	3.2	≥ 100–<200	768	17.8
Neurosurgery	125	2.9	≥ 200–<300	592	13.7
Pathology	118	2.7	≥ 300–<400	733	17.0
Plastic Surgery	105	2.4	≥ 400–<500	476	11.1
General Practice	89	2.1	≥ 600	1,316	30.6
Rehabilitation Medicine	59	1.4	Employer’s Regional Classification
Clinical Testing	14	0.3	Urban	2315	53.8
Part-time Work			Intermediate	1914	44.4
Yes	2991	69.5	Rural	77	1.8
No	1315	30.5

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