Table 3.
Distribution of medical students by cluster.
| Cluster membership | Cluster 1 ‘Low’ self-determination |
Cluster 2 ‘High’ self-determination |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. students per cluster (%) | 59 (36%) | 107 (64%) | 166 (100%) |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 22 (37%) | 50 (47%) | 72 (43%) |
| Females | 37 (63%) | 57 (53%) | 94 (57%) |
| Chi square statistic | 1.38 | - | - |
| Significance | p = .24 | - | - |
| Year | |||
| Year 1 | 18 (30%) | 45 (42%) | 63 (38%) |
| Year 2 | 20 (34%) | 19 (18%) | 39 (23%) |
| Year 3 | 13 (22%) | 21 (20%) | 34 (20%) |
| Year 4 | 8 (14%) | 22 (20%) | 30 (18%) |
| Chi square statistic | 6.69 | - | - |
| Significance | p = .08 | - | - |
| Age | |||
| < 22 years | 0 (0%) | 4 (4%) | 4 (2%) |
| 22–24 years | 36 (61%) | 58 (54%) | 94 (57%) |
| 25–27 years | 14 (24%) | 25 (23%) | 39 (24%) |
| 28–30 years | 7 (12%) | 12 (11%) | 19 (12%) |
| >30 years | 2 (3%) | 8 (8%) | 10 (6%) |
| Chi square statistic | 4.39 | - | - |
| Significance | p = .62 | - | - |