Table 2

Career intentions of responding general practitioners (n=2177)

How likely is it that you will permanently leave direct patient care within the next 2 years?How likely is it that you will permanently leave direct patient care within the next 5 years?How likely is it that you will reduce your weekly average hours spent in direct patient care within the next 5 years?How likely is it that you will take a career break (or another career break) within the next 5 years?
n% crude% weighted (95% CI)n% crude% weighted (95% CI)n% crude% weighted (95% CI)n% crude% weighted (95% CI)
Very likely25511.710.8 (9.6 to 12.1)60727.925.4 (23.6 to 27.2)77335.534.0 (32.1 to 36.1)45320.820.7 (19.1 to 22.5)
Likely21810.09.5 (8.4 to 10.8)25611.811.4 (10.1 to 12.8)47922.022.7 (20.9 to 24.5)31714.615.6 (14.0 to 17.2)
Unlikely79536.536.6 (34.6 to 38.7)67531.032.3 (30.3 to 34.3)58526.927.6 (25.7 to 29.5)75634.734.9 (32.9 to 36.9)
Very unlikely89941.342.6 (40.5 to 44.8)62228.630.2 (28.2 to 32.2)32615.015.2 (13.7 to 16.8)61428.227.3 (25.5 to 29.2)
Missing100.50.5 (0.2 to 0.9)150.70.7 (0.4 to 1.2)130.60.5 (0.3 to 0.9)341.61.4 (1.0 to 2.0)
Spoiled00.00.020.10.1 (0.0 to 0.4)10.10.0 (0.0 to 0.2)30.10.1 (0.0 to 0.4)
How would you describe your current level of morale?
Very low35216.215.6 (14.2 to 17.2)
Low84338.738.8 (36.7 to 40.9)
Neither low nor high66430.530.8 (28.9 to 32.8)
High27612.712.9 (11.6 to 14.5)
Very high291.31.3 (0.9 to 1.8)
Missing90.40.4 (0.1 to 0.5)
Spoiled40.20.2 (0.1 to 0.8)