The Study of Status Succession of Private Medical Doctors in Japan

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is the analysis on the following two hypotheses; the first one is whether individuals whose fathers are private medical practitioners succeed their father’s status，and the second one is whether individuals who are private medical practitioners have the expectation that they want their child to succeed their status.
The results obtained from the current study can be summarized as follows. The first one is supported significantly. Individuals whose fathers are private medical practitioners and individuals who are the eldest son of the private medical practitioners are significantly more likely than others to choose the same medical practitioners as their fathers. But the second one is not supported significantly. Individuals who are private medical practitioners have the expectation that they want their sons to follow their footsteps significantly，but do not have the expectation that they want their daughters to follow their footsteps.