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. 1999 Aug 7;319(7206):351–352. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.351

Table.

Decision by ethnic group and sex. Values are numbers of applicants (percentages of group; percentages of each decision category)

Decision category Ethnic group
Sex
White Non-white* Total P value of white v non-white Male Female Total P value of male v female
Total No of applicants 1954 (76.8) 591 (23.2) 2545 1279 (47.3) 1422 (52.7) 2701
Rejection at:
 Academic stage  384 (69.4; 19.6) 169 (30.6; 28.6) 553 (21.7) <0.0001 230 (57.4; 18.0) 171 (42.6; 13.0)  401 (14.8) <0.0001
 Questionnaire stage 1015 (74.6; 51.9) 345 (25.4; 58.4) 1360 (53.4) <0.01 848 (49.3; 66.3) 871 (50.7; 61.3) 1719 (63.7) <0.0001
 Statement review 189 (87.9; 9.7) 26 (12.1; 4.4) 215 (8.5) <0.0005 74 (38.1; 5.8) 120 (61.9; 8.4) 194 (7.2) <0.005
 Interview 165 (88.2; 8.4) 22 (11.8; 3.7) 187 (7.4) <0.0005 47 (32.4; 3.7) 98 (67.6; 6.9) 145 (5.4) <0.005
Offered a place  201 (87.4; 10.3) 29 (12.6; 4.9) 230 (9.0) <0.0005 80 (33.0; 6.3) 162 (67.0; 11.4) 242 (9.0) <0.0005
*

Asian (Bangledeshi, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, other Asian) and black (African, Caribbean, other black) 

Does not include 157 candidates whose ethnic group was not supplied to Universities and Colleges Admission Service.