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Table 1 Demographic and Other Parameters - Men vs Women

From: Medical specialty selection criteria of Israeli medical students early in their clinical experience: subgroups

 

ALL

WOMEN

MEN

WOMEN vs MEN

 

N

540

258

282

 

PERCENT

 

48.4%

51.6%

 

AGE (YEARS)

18-20

0.2%

0.0%

0.4%

 

21-23

16.5%

16.3%

16.7%

 

24-26

28.6%

40.3%

17.4%

 

27-29

40.1%

36.4%

43.5%

 

30-32

10.9%

5.4%

16.3%

 

+ 32

3.7%

1.6%

5.8%

p < 0.01

MILITARY SERVICE

COMPLETED OBLIGATION

65.8%

64.5%

67.8%

 

PRE-SERVICE

19.9%

14.5%

24.3%

 

COMPLETED NATIONAL SERVICE

5.6%

10.9%

0.4%

 

NO ARMY SERVICE

8.7%

10.2%

7.6%

p < 0.05

MARITAL STATUS

SINGLE

68.5%

69.4%

67.0%

 

MARRIED

30.7%

30.6%

31.5%

 

DIVORCED

0.7%

0.0%

1.4%

NS

STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN

57

23

34

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN

80

28

52

 

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE

RELIGIOUS

20.1%

19.8%

20.8%

 

SECULAR

66.0%

64.7%

66.4%

 

TRADITIONAL

13.8%

15.1%

12.8%

 

HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF OR CONSIDERED A SPECIALTY?

YES

81.5%

83.5%

79.9%

 

NO

18.5%

16.5%

20.1%

NS

WHEN DID YOU START CONSIDERING A SPECIALTY?

PRIOR TO BEGINING MEDICAL SCHOOL

27.7%

31.3%

24.2%

 

YEAR 1

3.7%

4.7%

2.8%

 

YEAR 2

2.6%

1.9%

3.3%

 

YEAR 3

4.2%

3.8%

4.7%

 

YEAR 4

46.5%

45.5%

47.4%

 

YEAR 5

15.3%

12.8%

17.7%

NS

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

YES

60.5%

60.6%

60.2%

 

NO

39.5%

39.4%

39.8%

NS

WHEN DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

YEAR 1

0.8%

0.8%

0.8%

 

YEAR 2

1.2%

0.8%

1.7%

 

YEAR 3

1.6%

1.6%

1.7%

 

YEAR 4

43.3%

42.6%

44.2%

 

YEAR 5

53.1%

54.1%

51.7%

NS

SPECIALTIES CONSIDERED BY THE STUDENTS

FAMILY MEDICINE

2.9%

2.9%

2.4%

 

PSYCHIATRY

6.4%

6.6%

6.3%

 

PEDIATRICS

34.9%

42.4%

24.3%

 

INTERNAL MEDICINE

30.2%

26.7%

35.4%

 

OB/GYN

20.4%

27.1%

15.0%

 

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

1.9%

0.0%

3.4%

 

SURGICAL SPECIALTIES

33.7%

27.6%

43.7%

 

OTHER

35.4%

31.9%

39.5%

p < 0.03