Table 4.

Associations Between Professional Values and Career Satisfaction

Specific Satisfaction MeasurePhysician ResponseNo.Percent Reporting Strong Sense of Responsibility to Individual PatientsMean Egalitarian Score
* P <.001 obtained with χ2 tests.
† P <.05 obtained with t tests.
Quality of care providedVery satisfied82449.28
Not very satisfied25423*8.79
Ability to serve enrollee needsVery satisfied54489.23
Not very satisfied28024*8.85
Professional autonomyVery satisfied52319.15
Not very satisfied281288.83
CompensationVery satisfied34249.76
Not very satisfied301298.81†
Overall practiceVery satisfied52379.67
Not very satisfied281278.73†