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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents (n= 632), the UK-trained doctor workforce in New Zealand (n= 1357) and survey respondents who had indicated that they were considering moving from New Zealand (n= 164)

From: What motivates doctors to leave the UK NHS for a “life in the sun” in New Zealand; and, once there, why don’t they stay?

 

Survey respondents

UK-trained workforce

Respondents considering moving away

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

      

 Female

318

50

678

50

80

49

 Male

312

50

679

50

84

51

Age

      

 20–30

170

27

463

34

81

49

 31–40

244

39

550

41

49

30

 41–50

142

23

241

18

19

12

 51–60

51

8

75

6

12

7

 61+

21

3

28

2

3

2

Main joba

      

 General practitioner

133

21

241

18

15

9

 Hospital specialist

176

28

282

21

36

22

 Registrar

221

35

605

45

63

38

 Other

101

16

229

17

50

30

Total years practising

      

 5 or less years

140

23

403

30

72

44

 6–10 years

188

30

390

29

43

26

 11–15 years

96

15

204

15

17

10

 16–20 years

64

10

149

11

9

5

 21 or more years

133

21

211

16

23

14

Total years practising in NZ

      

 5 or less years

410

65

140

85

 6–10 years

212

34

24

15

 11–15 years

3

0

0

0

 16–20 years

2

0

0

0

 21 or more years

2

0

0

0

Total

632

100

1357

100

164

100

  1. Information on years practising in New Zealand was not available.
  2. aIn New Zealand, “specialists” are interchangeably called “consultants”. “House surgeons/officers” were not included in the survey sample as it is unusual for an IMG to hold such a post where preference is given to New Zealand graduates.