Table 6 Descriptive statistics by career progression
Variable | 0 (Limited career progression) | 1 (Substantial career progression) | Statistical significance (P value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | 38.01 (7.79) | 42.18 (9.26) | <0.01 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 86 (67.7) | 68 (67.3) | |||
Female | 41 (32.3) | 33 (33.3) | |||
Years since qualification | 13.55 (7.94) | 18.42 (9.67) | <0.01 | ||
Length of stay in Ireland as a qualified doctor | 7.40 (4.98) | 13.59 (7.53) | <0.01 | ||
Country of qualification | |||||
Ireland | 16 (12.4) | 34 (33.4) | <0.01 | ||
India | 17 (13.2) | 15 (14.7) | |||
Nigeria | 23 (17.8) | 9 (8.8) | <0.05 | ||
Pakistan | 24 (18.6) | 27 (26.5) | |||
Sudan | 16 (12.4) | 6 (5.9) | |||
Other | 33 (25.6) | 11 (10.8) | <0.01 | ||
Medical speciality | |||||
Medicine | 45 (35.7) | 24 (23.8) | |||
Anaesthesia | 10 (7.9) | 18 (17.8) | <0.05 | ||
Surgery | 26 (20.6) | 13 (12.9) | |||
Paediatrics | 9 (7.1) | 7 (6.9) | |||
Psychiatry | 20 (15.7) | 16 (15.8) | |||
Other | 16 (12.7) | 23 (22.8) | <0.05 | ||
Citizenship status | |||||
Applied | 27 (20.9) | 31 (30.4) | |||
No | 70 (53.8) | 29 (28.4) | <0.01 | ||
Already hold | 32 (25.4) | 42 (41.2) | <0.01 | ||
Training scheme status | |||||
Yes | 97 (76.4) | 91 (89.2) | <0.05 | ||
No | 30 (23.6) | 11 (10.8) | <0.05 | ||