Table 7.
Students perceptions of the approximate proportion of people who experience depression at some point in their lives (N = 391*)
2nd Year Medical | 4th Year Medical | ANU | Chinese | 2nd vs 4th Year Medical | ANU vs Chinese | |
n = 103 | n = 82 | n = 37 | n = 169 | p value | p value | |
One in 50 people % | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | ||
One in 20 people % | 18 | 13 | 22 | 27 | ||
One in 10 people % | 28 | 26 | 16 | 22 | ||
One in 5 people % | 49 | 60 | 51 | 23 | 0.171 | 0.001 |
Don't know % | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
* Data were missing for 4% of the valid sample (n = 16/407).