Fig. 1.  Distribution of respondents' self-evaluation of level of satisfaction with anesthesiology chair position currently and 1 and 5 yr before the current year. A total of 37 respondents rated their current satisfaction decreased by 1 or more levels, 17 rated their satisfaction increased by 1 or more levels (n = 17), and 37 were unchanged compared with 1 yr ago (Sign test, P = 0.009). The response level for satisfaction compared with 5 yr before the survey was 39 decreased by 1 or more levels, 15 increased by 1 or more levels, and 29 unchanged (Sign test, P = 0.001).