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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 1784)

From: Burnout among young physicians and its association with physicians’ wishes to leave: results of a survey in Saxony, Germany

Female [% (n)]

61 (1086)

Age (years) [mean (SD; range)]

32.8 (4; 25 – 40)

German nationality [% (n)]

91 (1611)

In a relationship [% (n)]

84 (1489)

Children [% (n)]

52 (935)

Length of work experience (years) [mean (SD; range)]

5.6 (3.8; 0 – 17)

Specialist [% (n)]

38 (671)

Works full-time [% (n)]

84 (1501)

Works in an inpatient setting [% (n)]

83 (1457)

  1. Percentages were calculated with the number of answers actually given and may differ from calculations based on a denominator without missing values. SD = standard deviation