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2021 CERA Survey Questions About How Covid-19 Influenced Career Thinking and Job Intent
Question Variable Name Response Options My employer treats me fairly in all aspects of my job. Treated fairly Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way I think about my non-work life. Non-work thinking change Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I changed my priorities about what is important in life. Life priority changes Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree My job has changed recently in ways that I do not enjoy. Recent work changes Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree My weekly workload has increased over the past year. Workload increase Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree There is more work I am doing that I do not feel adequately prepared to do. Work preparation Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way I think about my career. Career thinking change (DV) Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree I plan to reduce the total number of weekly hours I work in the next few years. Reduce hours (DV) Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree I could see myself doing something very different from what I do now in my career in 5 years. Doing something different (DV) Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree Abbreviation: DV, Dependent variable examined in the study.
*Likert-type questions used a five-point scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.
Sample Demographic Variables % Female 63 White 81 Age (Mean) 48 MD/DO degrees 80 Urban work location 54 Working in underserved community 57 Assistant or associate professor 57 See patients in a clinical setting 83 Abbreviations: MD, Doctor of Medicine; DO, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
MeanLevel Treated Fairly Non-Work Thinking Change Life Priority Changes Recent Work Changes Workload Increase Work Preparation Age Gender (Female) Career Thinking Change Reduce Hours Doing Something Different Treated fairly 3.58 1.00 Non-work thinking change 4.03 −0.08 1.00 Life priority changes 2.78 −0.20 0.54 1.00 Recent work changes 3.11 −0.45 0.19 0.18 1.00 Workload increase 3.82 −0.21 0.20 0.20 0.35 1.00 Work preparation 2.57 −0.19 0.16 0.18 0.36 0.33 1.00 Age 47.69 0.03 −0.14 −0.14 0.01 −0.11 −0.17 1.00 Gender (female) 0.64 −0.10 0.13 0.12 0.08 0.10 0.14 −0.21 1.00 Career thinking change 3.52 −0.18 0.58 0.53 0.28 0.17 0.20 −0.13 0.16 1.00 Reduce hours 3.10 −0.22 0.25 0.33 0.26 0.13 0.07 0.22 0.02 0.33 1.00 Doing something different 3.10 −0.23 0.12 0.19 0.29 0.05 0.11 0.20 −0.01 0.24 0.34 1.00 - Table 4.
Ordered Logistic Regression of Pandemic Changes in Career Thinking and Job Intent
Career Thinking Change (Model 1) Intent to Reduce Hours (Model 2) Doing Something Different (Model 3) OR P value OR P value OR P value Treated fairly 0.92 0.18 0.83 0.002 0.81 P < .001 Non-work thinking change 2.82 P < .001 1.29 0.003 1.05 0.54 Life priority changes 2.07 P < .001 1.65 P < .001 1.31 P < .001 Recent work changes 1.31 P < .001 1.26 P < .001 1.38 P < .001 Workload increase 0.93 0.27 1.01 0.90 0.87 0.02 Work preparation 1.02 0.80 0.96 0.53 1.05 0.37 Age 1.00 0.69 1.05 P < .001 1.04 P < .001 Gender (female) 1.42 0.02 1.04 0.76 0.97 0.82 Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio.
