Table 1 Demographic characteristics associated with burnout
From: Relationship between burnout and career choice regret among Chinese neurology postgraduates
Characteristics | N | % | Burnout | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without | With | ||||
Gender | |||||
 Male | 593 | 32.7 | 112 (37.6) | 481 (31.8) | 0.05 |
 Female | 1218 | 67.1 | 186 (62.4) | 1032 (68.2) |  |
Academic year | |||||
 First-year, master’s degree | 391 | 21.6 | 74 (25.8) | 317 (21.3) | 0.10 |
 Second-year, master’s degree | 554 | 30.5 | 77 (26.8) | 477 (32.1) |  |
 Third-year, master’s degree | 609 | 33.6 | 109 (38.0) | 500 (33.6) |  |
 First-year, doctor’s degree | 79 | 4.4 | 10 (3.5) | 69 (4.6) |  |
 Second-year, doctor’s degree | 73 | 4.0 | 11 (3.8) | 62 (4.2) |  |
 Third-year, doctor’s degree | 68 | 3.7 | 6 (2.1) | 62 (4.2) |  |
Degree type | |||||
 Clinical practice | 1243 | 68.5 | 209 (71.3) | 1034 (69.8) | 0.59 |
 Academic practice | 532 | 29.3 | 84 (28.7) | 448 (30.2) |  |
Family income (yuan per month) | |||||
  < 5000 | 901 | 49.7 | 154 (51.9) | 747 (49.6) | 0.88 |
 5000–10,000 | 603 | 33.2 | 95 (32.0) | 508 (33.7) |  |
 10,000–15,000 | 176 | 9.7 | 27 (9.1) | 149 (9.9) |  |
  > 15,000 | 124 | 6.8 | 21 (7.1) | 103 (6.8) |  |
Scores of postgraduate entrance examination | |||||
  < 300 | 221 | 12.2 | 55 (21.5) | 166 (13.0) | <  0.01 |
 300–330 | 698 | 38.5 | 93 (36.3) | 605 (47.4) |  |
 330–360 | 422 | 23.3 | 75 (29.3) | 347 (27.2) |  |
  > 360 | 192 | 10.6 | 33 (12.9) | 159 (12.5) |  |
Hours worked or studied per week (h) | |||||
  < 35 | 132 | 7.3 | 28 (9.5) | 104 (6.9) | 0.02 |
 35–45 | 428 | 23.6 | 75 (25.4) | 353 (23.4) |  |
 45–55 | 512 | 28.2 | 96 (32.5) | 416 (27.6) |  |
  > 55 | 732 | 40.4 | 96 (32.5) | 636 (42.1) |  |
Hours slept per day (h) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < 6 | 224 | 12.3 | 33 (11.1) | 191 (12.6) | 0.25 |
 6–8 | 1462 | 80.6 | 238 (79.9) | 1224 (80.8) |  |
 8–10 | 126 | 6.9 | 27 (9.1) | 99 (6.5) |  |
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 302 | 16.6 | 65 (21.8) | 237 (15.7) | 0.01 |
 Unmarried | 1507 | 83.1 | 233 (78.2) | 1274 (84.3) |  |
Whether have children | |||||
 Without | 1224 | 67.5 | 222 (74.5) | 1002 (66.2) | 0.01 |
 Have | 588 | 32.4 | 76 (25.5) | 512 (33.8) |  |
Whether to work part-time once | |||||
 Without | 1116 | 61.5 | 187 (63.6) | 929 (61.6) | 0.51 |
 Have | 687 | 37.9 | 107 (36.4) | 580 (38.4) |  |