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Table 2 Maximum acceptable commute time to work (one-way) depending on different conditions

From: Willingness to commute among future physicians: a multicenter cross-sectional survey of German medical students

Maximum acceptable commute time (one-way) if …

valid

Mean ± SD

Quartiles (minutes)

N

in minutes

25%

50%

75%

… I go by car

1084

36.1 ± 12.9

30.0

30.0

45.0

… I go by public transport

1083

40.3 ± 15.2

30.0

40.0

45.0

… I can take part in a car pool

1064

35.5 ± 13.9

30.0

30.0

45.0

… I get picked up by a driver service

1065

39.1 ± 15.6

30.0

30.0

45.0

… time getting to work is paid as working time, additional to it

1075

47.0 ± 18.3

30.0

45.0

60.0

… time getting to work is paid as working time, included into it

1069

51.2 ± 22.6

30.0

50.0

60.0

… time getting to work is utilizable for organizational tasks

1066

43.9 ± 19.0

30.0

45.0

60.0