Table 1

Bivariate (zero-order) correlations by gender, with correlations among female and male respondents above and below the diagonal, respectively

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
(Over) estimated % of female
1. TRs, general practice	–	0.48***	0.39***	0.49***	0.30***	0.19**	0.61***	0.13	0.11
2. TRs, medicine	0.51***	–	0.39***	0.26***	0.42***	0.26***	0.43***	0.07	0.05
3. TRs, surgery	0.20**	0.27***	–	0.32***	0.41***	0.55***	0.45***	0.10	−0.04
4. DRs, general practice	0.64***	0.48***	0.11	–	0.40***	0.12	0.33***	0.14	0.05
5. DRs, medicine	0.21**	0.45***	0.30***	0.38***	–	0.53***	0.35***	0.04	−0.05
6. DRs, surgery	0.16*	0.27***	0.46***	0.25***	0.52***	–	0.19**	0.05	−0.17*
7. Medical school graduates	0.61***	0.48***	0.09	0.53***	0.18**	0.15*	–	0.04	0.13
8. Gender stereotypical beliefs	0.07	0.11	0.00	0.04	0.05	0.08	0.05	–	−0.28***
9. Support for gender initiatives	−0.15*	−0.17*	−0.06	−0.14	−0.16*	−0.18**	−0.15*	−0.57***	–

The numbering across the top row of the table (1–9) corresponds to the variables, as numbered, in the left column.
*P<=0.05, **P<=0.01, ***P<=0.001
DRs, general practitioners/consultant doctors; TRs, trainee/junior doctors (ST/CT1+/SHO/Registrar [Specialty Trainee/Core Trainee/Senior House Officer/Registrar]).