Table 2.
Demographic subanalysis of students intending to leave the medical profession and of students intending to emigrate to practise medicine
| Demographic subgroup | Number intending to leave medicine (%) | Number intending to emigrate (%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 147 (2.52) | 1938 (33.20) |
| Asian or Asian British | 99 (3.27) | 911 (30.10) |
| Black, Black British, Caribbean or African | 15 (2.84) | 176 (33.27) |
| Mixed or multiple ethnic groups | 24 (4.32) | 191 (34.41) |
| Other | 10 (2.44) | 141 (34.39) |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (6.30) | 35 (27.56) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 134 (1.92) | 2183 (31.29) |
| Male | 167 (4.87) | 1191 (34.73) |
| Non-binary | 1 (1.56) | 12 (18.75) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (6.25) | 6 (37.50) |
| Level of education | ||
| Postgraduate | 44 (2.35) | 669 (35.72) |
| Undergraduate | 259 (3.01) | 2723 (31.62) |
| Previous schooling | ||
| Private education | 118 (3.27) | 1287 (35.70) |
| State education | 170 (2.57) | 2024 (30.62) |
| Prefer not to say | 15 (5.51) | 81 (29.78) |
| Fee status | ||
| Home | 276 (3.00) | 2774 (30.13) |
| European Union (EU) | 15 (3.58) | 217 (51.79) |
| International (non-EU) | 12 (1.40) | 401 (46.63) |
| Current year of study | ||
| Year 1 | 21 (1.07) | 645 (32.86) |
| Year 2 | 42 (1.95) | 713 (33.13) |
| Year 3 | 53 (2.72) | 596 (30.53) |
| Year 4 (not penultimate year) | 46 (4.86) | 326 (34.42) |
| Penultimate year | 75 (3.77) | 616 (30.97) |
| Final year | 66 (4.45) | 396 (33.45) |
| Total | 303 (100.00) | 3392 (100.00) |