Table IV  Level of job satisfaction by demographic, job, and practice characteristicsa,b.

 

 

 

GP principals

 

 

GP non-principals

 

PMS GPs

 

GPs with value of ‘1’

 

GPs with value of ‘0’

P-value

GPs with value of ‘1’

GPs with value of ‘0’

P-value

GPs with value of ‘1’

GPs with value of ‘0’

P-value

Gender (1, male; 0, female)

 

3.940

(± 1.428)

4.280

(± 1.328)

0.005

4.290

(± 1.213)

4.810

(± 1.033)

< 0.001

4.950

(± 1.117)

4.690

(± 1.377)

0.598

Age (1, under 40 years and 55 years and over; 0, 40-54 years)

 

4.160

(± 1.425)

3.990

(± 1.383)

0.115

4.710

(± 1.021)

4.020

(± 1.389)

< 0.001

5.000

(± 1.414)

4.790

(± 1.141)

0.794

Ethnicity (1, white; 0, else)

 

4.100

(± 1.375)

3.400

(± 1.734)

0.036

4.580

(± 1.129)

4.210

(± 1.691)

0.560

4.850

(± 1.209)

NO

-

Household income (1, £70,001 or more; 0, £70,000 or less)

 

4.130

(± 1.418)

4.030

(± 1.409)

0.347

4.320

(± 1.111)

4.600

(± 1.167)

0.036

5.050

(± 1.129)

4.580

(± 1.443)

0.274

Number of hours worked per week as a GP (1, 50 hours or more; 0, 49 hours or less)

 

3.790

(± 1.465)

4.300

(± 1.306)

< 0.001

3.940

(± 1.272)

4.720

(± 1.037)

< 0.001

4.000

(± 1.095)

5.250

(± 1.118)

0.005

Number of GPs in the practice (1, group practice; 0, single-handed practice)

 

4.080

(± 1.387)

3.690

(± 1.628)

0.210

4.530

(± 1.154)

4.910

(± 1.195)

0.074

4.810

(± 1.230)

5.500

(± 0.707)

0.371

Practice location (1, urban; 0, rural)

 

4.070

(± 1.445)

4.070

(± 1.331)

0.927

4.540

(± 1.096)

4.630

(± 1.279)

0.366

4.790

(± 1.318)

5.000

(± 0.943)

0.659

Level of deprivation of patient groups (1, affluent; 0, deprived)

 

4.070

(± 1.387)

3.990

(± 1.442)

0.402

4.710

(± 1.157)

4.420

(± 1.161)

0.020

5.000

(± 1.000)

4.400

 (± 1.578)

0.286

Notes: a based on weighted data; b Mann-Whitney test [mean (± standard deviation); NO, no observations