Table 3. Trainee intention to undertake form of academic career (research or education) presented with associations with intercalation, year of training, and medical school region

Survey item	Response category	n/total	%	Trainee intention academic career (univariate analysis)
(Q7) Intercalated?	Yes	23/164	14	Not significant
(Q7) Intercalated?	No	141/164	86	Not significant
(Q13) Year of training	ST1	57/166	34	Not significant
	ST2	58/166	34.9
	ST3	48/166	28.9
	Other	3/166	1.8
(Q11) Medical school region^a	North East and Cumbria	10/25	40	x²=35.8(3, n=166), P=0.02
	North West	12/34	35.3
	Rest UK	10/44	22.7
	Overseas	31/63	49.2

Because of small sample size and to avoid violation of minimum cell size Χ² test of associations, the five variables in Q25 were merged to two: intention to undertake an academic career; and intention to undertake an academic career.
^aSignificant.