How Happy Are Anesthesiologists?

Here are 10 statistics on anesthesiologist lifestyle, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report: 2012 Results.

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Average happiness score: 4.00 (9th best on specialty list)

Favorite pastimes: Exercise/physical activity, travel and reading
Percentage who volunteer: 67 percent

Political leanings
Socially and fiscally conservative: 42 percent
Socially and fiscally liberal: 11 percent
Fiscally conservative: 86 percent
Socially liberal: 54 percent

Favorite vacation spots: Foreign travel (52 percent)

Marital status
Married: 82 percent
Divorced or separated: 6.83 percent

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