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statistically significant after controlling for effects of differences between students of
Dutch and French speaking parts of the country. The binary logistic regression in
appendix 2.8 (table 1) shows that if the mother is a GP the probability of choosing GP
as a specialty is statistically significant in comparison with students whose mothers have
another profession.
The second strongest relationship was observed with the level of education of the
mother (Cramer’s V = 0.203). Future GP students have a slightly lower proportion of
mothers that graduated from university. This relationship remains statistically significant
after controlling for gender effects or differences between students of Dutch and
French speaking parts of the country. There can even be stated that having a mother
with a higher secondary degree or a higher short-term non-university degree increases
the odds for choosing the GP specialty with 2.4 or 3.3 (appendix 3.8., table 1).
A statistically significant gender difference with respect to the specialty choice can also
be noticed. Female students are more likely to choose general practice. This seems to
apply to the entire country.
A small, but a statistically significant effect can also be seen in the relationship between
the presence of a physician or dentist in the family of the students and the choice to
become a GP. It seems that students who have a doctor or dentist in the family are
more likely to choose another specialty than GP. Controlled for gender and effects of
universities this association disappears (appendix 3.8., table 1).
3.6.1.2 Values for the future professional life
Table 4 shows the results of a set of items that give information about what young
students perceive/think of as important values in their future professional life.
Table 4:Statements (Likert scales) with respect to the values in the future
professional life