Responses to the question ‘How would you describe the level of support you received from employers in helping you to return to work after your most recent period of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave?’
| Group | Reply to question | Total | ||
| Excellent/good | Acceptable | Poor/very poor | ||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | N (100%) | |
| All | 49.6 (440) | 31.8 (282) | 18.6 (165) | 887 |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 58.7 (135) | 28.7 (66) | 12.6 (29) | 230 |
| Women | 46.4 (305) | 32.9 (216) | 20.7 (136) | 657 |
| Specialty | ||||
| Hospital medical specialties | 50.4 (67) | 30.8 (41) | 18.8 (25) | 133 |
| Surgery | 47.8 (32) | 34.3 (23) | 17.9 (12) | 67 |
| General practice | 51.1 (193) | 31.5 (119) | 17.5 (66) | 378 |
| Other hospital specialties | 46.7 (129) | 33.7 (93) | 19.6 (54) | 276 |
| Partner/spouse | ||||
| Has spouse | 50.4 (432) | 21.0 (266) | 18.6 (159) | 857 |
| No spouse | 14 (3) | 62 (13) | 24 (5) | 21 |
| Working hours | ||||
| Full time | 49.9 (264) | 31.0 (164) | 19.1 (101) | 529 |
| Less than full time | 49.0 (166) | 33.6 (114) | 17.4 (59) | 339 |
Statistical tests: Gender χ2 2=12.5, p=0.002; Specialty χ2 6=1.5, p=0.96; Partner/spouse χ2 2=12.9, p=0.002; Working hours χ2 2=0.8, p=0.67.