How Are Anesthesiologists’ Lifestyles?

Here are 24 statistics on anesthesiologist lifestyles, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report 2012.

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Volunteer activities:
None – nearly 35
Pro-bono local clinical work – 25 percent men, 18 percent women
Religious organizations – 22 percent men, 23 percent women

Political leanings:
Fiscally conservative & socially liberal – 40 percent men, 42 percent women
Fiscally & socially conservative – 37 percent men, 25 percent women
Fiscally & socially liberal – 18 percent men, 28 percent women

Marital status:
Married (first marriage) – 72 percent men, 62 percent women
Remarried – 14 percent men, 8 percent women
Divorced – 3 percent men, 7 percent women
Single – 6 percent men, 13 percent women

Exercise:
Physicians under 30 – 48 percent at least twice per week
Physicians over 61 – 72 percent at least twice per week

Smoking:
No – 82 percent men, 84 percent women
Yes – 2 percent men, 1 percent women

Social media use:
Under 30 years old – 8 percent do not use it
31 to 40 – 18 percent do not use it
41 to 50 – 32 percent do not use it
51 to 60 – 38 percent do not use it
61 to 70 – 43 percent do not use it

Vehicle preference:
Toyota – 16.8 percent
Honda – 14.9 percent
Lexus – 7.9 percent
BMW – 7.1 percent
Mercedes-Benz – 5.3 percent

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