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Table 1 Profile by categories of intention to migrate

From: The impacts of training pathways and experiences during intern year on doctor emigration from Ireland

 

Remain in Ireland

Leave but return

Leave permanently

Total

Statistics

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p

Total

76 (36)

119 (57)

15 (7)

210 (100)

 

Age (Intern)

 ≤ 26 years

32 (24)

93 (69)

10 (7)

135 (100)

< 0.00 1

 27 years +

44 (60)

25 (34)

4 (5)

73 (100)

 

Study pathway

 Direct Entry Medicine (DEM)

35 (25)

96 (68)

11 (8)

142 (100)

< 0.00 1

 Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)

41 (60)

23 (34)

4 (6)

68 (100)

 

Sex

 Women

41 (37)

62 (55)

9 (8)

112 (100)

0.85 9

 Men

35 (36)

56 (58)

6 (6)

97 (100)

 

Amount of debt (€)

 0–4999

19 (35)

34 (62)

2 (4)

55 (100)

0.09 1†

 5000–10 000

10 (24)

27 (66)

4 (10)

41 (100)

 

 10 001–20 000

8 (23)

25 (71)

2 (57)

35 (100)

 

 20 001–30 000

4 (36)

7 (64)

0 (0)

11 (100)

 

 30 001–40 000

4 (80)

1 (20)

0 (0)

5 (100)

 

 40 001–50 000

2 (66)

1 (33)

0 (0)

3 (100)

 

 50 001–60 000

6 (50)

5 (42)

1 (8)

12 (100)

 

 60 001–70 000

7 (58)

5 (42)

0 (0)

12 (100)

 

 70 001–80 000

5 (45)

5 (45)

1 (9)

11 (100)

 

 80 001–90 000

2 (50)

2 (50)

0 (0)

4 (100)

 

 90 001–100 000

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (100)

1 (100)

 

 100 001–200 000

2 (50)

1 (25)

1 (25)

4 (100)

 

 200 000+

1 (33)

1 (33)

1 (33)

3 (100)

 

Specialty choice

 Medicine

22 (29)

50 (67)

3 (4)

75 (100)

0.07 7†

 Surgery

23 (36)

35 (55)

6 (9)

64 (100)

 

 General Practice

16 (59)

9 (33)

2 (7)

27 (100)

 

 Paediatrics

5 (36)

8 (57)

1 (7)

14 (100)

 

 Obstetrics/Gynaecology

4 (40)

6 (60)

0 (0)

10 (100)

 

 Psychiatry

5 (56)

4 (44)

0 (0)

9 (100)

 

 Other

1 (12)

5 (63)

2 (25)

8 (100)

 

 Not sure

0 (0)

2 (67)

1 (33)

3 (100)

 
  1. †Fisher’s exact test