As part of the Physicians Practice's 2014 Great American Physician Survey, physicians were asked to characterize how happy they are, on a scale of one to 10 with 10 being the happiest. Respondents reported the following:
• 1 — 1.3 percent
• 2 — 2 percent
• 3 — 4.7 percent
• 4 — 4.7 percent
• 5 — 7.6 percent
• 6 — 10.4 percent
• 7 — 18.2 percent
• 8 — 25.9 percent
• 9 — 17 percent
• 10 — 8.2 percent
The survey includes responses from 1,311 physicians.
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