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Table 5 Comparison of Subgroups - Demographic and Other Information

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

 

PRE-MILITARY

PRE- MILITARY

PRE- MILITARY

POST- MILITARY

POST-MILITARY

POST-MILITARY

PRE-MILITARY vs POST-MILITARY

NATIONAL SERVICE

NATIONAL SERVICE vs POST-MILITARY

FEMALE

MALE

m-vs-f

FEMALE

MALE

m-vs-f

f

m

 

FEMALE

N

38

70

p

165

189

p

p

p

29

p

FEMALE

         

96.55%

 

AGE (YEARS)

18-20

0.0%

1.4%

 

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

 

21-23

73.0%

65.2%

 

0.0%

0.0%

   

20.7%

 

24-26

27.0%

31.9%

 

36.4%

3.7%

   

55.2%

 

27-29

0.0%

1.4%

 

53.3%

64.0%

   

20.7%

 

30-32

0.0%

0.0%

 

8.5%

23.8%

   

0.0%

 

+ 32

0.0%

0.0%

NS

1.8%

8.5%

0.05

p < 0.01

p < 0.01

3.4%

p < 0.001

MARITAL STATUS

SINGLE

89.2%

91.4%

 

66.1%

54.5%

   

41.4%

 

MARRIED

10.8%

8.6%

 

33.9%

43.4%

   

58.6%

 

DIVORCED

0.0%

0.0%

NS

0.0%

2.1%

NS

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

0.0%

p < 0.001

CHILDREN

NUMBER

0

2

 

12

32

   

10

 

TOTAL

0

2

 

13

50

   

14

 

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE

RELIGIOUS

8.1%

14.5%

 

9.7%

23.8%

   

86.2%

 

SECULAR

70.3%

63.8%

 

78.2%

68.3%

   

10.3%

 

TRADITIONAL

21.6%

21.7%

NS

11.5%

7.9%

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

3.4%

p < 0.001

HAVE YOU THOUGHT OR CONSIDERED A SPECIALTY?

YES

91.9%

77.1%

 

81.7%

80.3%

   

82.8%

 

NO

8.1%

22.9%

p < 0.05

18.3%

19.7%

NS

NS

NS

17.2%

NS

WHEN DID YOU START CONSIDERING A SPECIALTY?

PRIOR

23.5%

24.1%

 

30.8%

25.5%

   

47.8%

 

YEAR 1

5.9%

3.7%

 

3.8%

2.0%

   

4.3%

 

YEAR 2

2.9%

1.9%

 

0.8%

4.0%

   

0.0%

 

YEAR 3

5.9%

5.6%

 

3.8%

4.7%

   

0.0%

 

YEAR 4

52.9%

51.9%

 

47.4%

46.3%

   

34.8%

 

YEAR 5

8.8%

13.0%

NS

13.5%

17.4%

NS

NS

NS

13.0%

p < 0.04

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

YES

52.9%

58.5%

 

65.5%

61.0%

   

56.5%

 

NO

47.1%

41.5%

NS

34.5%

39.0%

NS

NS

NS

43.5%

NS

WHEN DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

YEAR 1

0.0%

3.4%

 

0.0%

0.0%

   

0.0%

 

YEAR 2

0.0%

0.0%

 

1.4%

2.9%

   

0.0%

 

YEAR 3

5.6%

0.0%

 

1.4%

1.4%

   

0.0%

 

YEAR 4

38.9%

55.2%

 

43.5%

44.3%

   

53.8%

 

YEAR 5

55.6%

41.4%

NS

53.6%

51.4%

NS

NS

NS

46.2%

NS

SPECIALTIES CONSIDERED BY STUDENTS

FAMILY MEDICINE

0.0%

3.9%

 

4.5%

2.1%

   

0.0%

 

PSYCHIATRY

6.1%

5.9%

 

12.0%

6.3%

   

8.3%

 

PEDIATRICS

36.4%

27.5%

 

42.1%

25.2%

   

45.8%

 

INTERNAL MEDICINE

24.2%

37.3%

 

27.8%

32.9%

   

37.5%

 

OB/GYN

21.2%

13.7%

 

24.1%

17.5%

   

25.0%

 

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

0.0%

2.0%

 

0.0%

2.1%

   

0.0%

 

SURGICAL SPECIALTIES

30.3%

39.2%

 

27.8%

44.1%

   

25.0%

 

OTHER

21.2%

39.2%

p < 0.05

30.8%

32.2%

p < 0.02

NS

NS

54.2%

NS