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

Table 5 Factors influencing the choice of practice location: comparison between physicians who prefer the Oki islands as future practice location and those who do not^a

	Favour the Oki islands as future practice location
	Yes (n = 25)	No (n = 18)	Rate^b	p value
	n	n	%	p value
Spouse’s needs
Influenced^c	22	16	57.9	ns
Not influenced^d	0	2	0.0	ns
Schooling for children
Influenced^c	21	16	56.8	ns
Not influenced^d	1	2	33.3	ns
Parent’s needs
Influenced^c	19	14	57.6	ns
Not influenced^d	3	6	33.3	ns
Obligation after graduation^e
Influenced^c	14	11	56.0	ns
Not influenced^d	7	7	50.0	ns
Opportunity to professional development
Influenced^c	13	11	54.2	ns
Not influenced^d	12	6	66.7	ns
Rural/urban
Influenced^c	13	11	54.2	ns
Not influenced^d	12	6	66.7	ns

ns not significant
^aData not available on all subjects
^bThe ratio of number of physicians who prefer the Oki islands as future practice location to total number
^cAnswered “influenced” or “fairly influenced”
^dAnswered “not so influenced” or “not at all influenced”
^eMandatory work upon the receipt of scholarships

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