Table VIII  Likelihood of leaving direct patient care within five years 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)

 

2.350

(± 1.434)

1.950

 (± 1.180)

0.001

2.230

(± 1.328)

1.830

 (± 0.876)

0.019

2.140

(± 1.315)

1.620

 (± 0.768)

0.344

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

 

2.260

(± 1.465)

2.180

 (± 1.289)

0.943

2.000

 (± 1.132)

2.180

 (± 1.222)

0.275

1.550

(± 0.688)

2.130

 (± 1.290)

0.291

Ethnicity (1, white; 0, else)

 

2.190

(± 1.343)

2.760

 (± 1.665)

0.111

2.080

 (± 1.159)

1.080

 (± 0.291)

< 0.001

1.940

(± 1.153)

1.940

 (± 1.153)

-

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

 

2.300

(± 1.380)

2.120

 (± 1.338)

0.064

2.120

(± 1.108)

2.040

 (± 1.173)

0.329

1.890

 (± 1.197)

2.000

 (± 1.206)

0.734

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

 

2.400

 (± 1.411)

2.050

 (± 1.295)

0.001

2.050

 (± 1.051)

2.030

 (± 1.186)

0.331

2.270

 (± 1.421)

1.850

 (± 1.040)

0.528

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

 

2.200

(± 1.353)

2.330

 (± 1.544)

0.886

1.980

(± 1.065)

2.680

 (± 1.739)

0.150

1.970

(± 1.177)

1.500

 (± 0.707)

0.699

Practice location (1, urban; 0, rural)

 

2.160

(± 1.349)

2.270

 (± 1.372)

0.269

1.880

(± 0.874)

2.410

 (± 1.508)

0.042

1.750

(± 0.897)

1.750

 (± 1.578)

0.360

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

 

2.250

(± 1.384)

2.100

 (± 1.309)

0.223

2.010

(± 1.248)

2.010

 (± 0.962)

0.248

2.090

 (± 1.276)

1.700

 (± 0.823)

0.576

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