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Table 2 Student agreement with statements about the role of family medicine in Spain

From: Medical student attitudes towards family medicine in Spain: a statewide analysis

Do you believe that family medicine in Spain:

Score (*)

Agreement (**)

Mean

SD

%

95% CI

Has an essential social function

5.1

1.1

89.8

89.0

90.6

Is a pleasant working environment

3.9

1.3

63.6

62.3

64.9

Has a high social status

3.4

1.2

44.9

43.5

46.3

Is an attractive option

3.2

1.4

40.9

39.5

42.3

Has a high status within the medical profession

2.7

1.0

18.7

17.6

19.8

Provides a high salary in comparison with other specialties

2.7

1.3

23.4

22.2

24.6

Is an interesting specialty from a research perspective

2.6

1.1

18.0

16.9

19.1

Has a level of scientific prestige equivalent to other specialties

2.5

1.2

15.9

14.9

16.9

  1. SD: Standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. (*) Score on a Likert scale from 1 to 6 points.
  3. (**) Score equal to or greater than 4.