Job and life satisfaction and preference of future practice locations of physicians on remote islands in Japan

Table 4 Factors influencing the choice of practice location^a

	n^b/total n (%)	Score^c (mean ± SD)
Spouse’s needs	43/46 (93.5)	2.5 ± 0.7
Schooling for children	42/46 (91.3)	2.4 ± 0.8
Parent’s needs	37/46 (80.4)	2 ± 0.8
Obligation after graduation^d	29/45 (64.4)	1.7 ± 1
Opportunity to professional development	28/48 (58.3)	1.7 ± 1
Rural/urban	27/48 (56.3)	1.6 ± 1

^aData not available on all subjects
^bThe number of physicians who answered to be “influenced” or “fairly influenced” in choosing the Oki islands as their practice place
^cCalculated as “influenced” = 3, “fairly influenced” = 2, “not so influenced” = 1, and “not at all influenced” = 0
^dMandatory work upon the receipt of scholarships

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