Most Physician Spouses/Partners Are Happy

Despite the portrayals of rocky home lives and marriages on the brink in TV soap operas and primetime dramas, an overwhelming majority of physicians' spouses and partners say they are happy with their relationships, Mayo Clinic research shows.

The study, "The Medical Marriage: A National Survey of the Spouses/Partners of US Physicians,"published this month in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that 85% of the 891 spouses or partners of physicians who responded said they were satisfied with their mate, and 80% said they'd pick a physician again if they had to revisit the choice.

Three-quarters of the physicians' spouses or partners who responded to the survey were female, and 40% of the respondents had a full-time job and worked at least 30 hours a week outside of the home, the survey shows.

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