Bangers and cash: multicentre survey of what doctors are driving Commentary: Report of statistical referee
| Autor: | F. J Cooke, D. B Richards, C. F Kellett, R. E Morse, J. Morris |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject General Engineering Specialty Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Stereotype General Medicine Suicide prevention Cash General Earth and Planetary Sciences Medicine Charisma Marketing business Simulation General Environmental Science media_common Anonymity |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 319:1616-1617 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1616 |
| Popis: | Bangers and cash: multicentre survey of what doctors are driving {#article-title-2} Unlike general practitioners, most hospital doctors do not use their car for work. Choice may therefore reflect individual character and aspirations. Although influenced by income and lifestyle, the ultimate decision may be determined by other less practical factors At all price levels, some cars are more charismatic than others; the cost of this charisma is usually practicality. We have tested whether the 1960s stereotype of the dashing surgeon in a convertible sports car still exists. An extensive literature search drew a blank. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 400 hospital doctors in three teaching hospitals in England and Wales in summer 1999. Respondents indicated their sex, grade, and specialty, and details of their main car: engine size, age (if more than 11 years, vintage or old banger), number of doors, and whether turbo charged, fuel injected, or soft topped. Anonymity ensured that specific cars could not be identified in the hospital car park. Make and model were not analysed owing to the diversity of cars now available. Although it was not asked about, many volunteered information about bicycles, rollerblades, etc. The “charisma score” of a car represents a useful comparative tool, independent of absolute cost, make and model. Although age and engine size are important, turbocharging, two doors, and a … |
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