Table 1

Gender and age composition of LFS respondents with a medical degree: April 1997–June 2014

MaleFemaleTest for difference in gender proportions
χ2 testp Value
Age range
 23–29327 (15)519 (24)39.6<0.001
 30–39734 (34)791 (36)1.10.294
 40–641088 (51)885 (40)25.4<0.001
 Total2149 (100%)2195 (100%)66.1<0.001
Place of work
 Hospital1565 (73)1333 (61)23.8<0.001
 Non-hospital584 (27)862 (39)47.7<0.001
 Total2149 (100%)2195 (100%)71.5<0.001
Type of work
 Part-time82 (4)586 (27)366.4<0.001
 Full-time2029 (96)1589 (73)67.5<0.001
 Total2111 (100%)2175 (100%)432.9<0.001
t testp Value
Average weekly
hours among
full-time workers
£48.95 [11]£44.50 [10]12.5<0.001
Average hourly
wage among
full-time workers
£30.74 [15]£24.48 [12]13.5<0.001
  • Values in parentheses () are column percentages.

  • Values in square brackets [ ] are standard deviations.

  • LFS, Labour Force Survey.