Over 5,000 physicians responded to the survey, sharing their thoughts on job satisfaction, happiness and stress.
Key statistics on physician happiness:
What makes physicians happy
1. Relationships with family and friends: 74 percent
2. Work satisfaction/fulfillment: 20 percent
3. Travel/vacation/nature: 11 percent
4. Hobbies/exercise: 9 percent
5. Financially secure: 7 percent
6. Good health: 6 percent
7. Time off: 5 percent
8. Personal fulfillment/independence: 4 percent
9. Religion/spirituality: 4 percent
10. Work-life balance: 2 percent
11. Where I live: 1 percent
12. Other: 3 percent
The most gratifying part of being a physician
13. Interacting and helping patients: 87 percent
14. Solving problems: 69 percent
15. Personal growth and achievement: 55 percent
16. Compensation: 51 percent
17. Teaching: 50 percent
18. Improving the community: 40 percent
19. Research: 11 percent
20. Other: 3 percent
21. None of the above: 1 percent
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