Table 3.
Characteristics of medical students in the clinical sample: N = 1055; nonresponses were less than 0.3%.
| VARIABLES | FM N = 331 (31.4%) | OS N = 724 (68.6%) | ALL N = 1055 (100.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) age, y* | 27 (21–50) | 26 (21–44) | 26 (21–50) |
| Sex, n (%)† | |||
| • Male | 80 (24.2) | 260 (35.9) | 340 (32.2) |
| • Female | 251 (75.8) | 463 (64.0) | 714 (67.7) |
| Marital status, n (%)‡ | |||
| • Single | 193 (58.3) | 537 (74.2) | 730 (69.2) |
| • Married or living with partner | 134 (40.5) | 185 (25.6) | 319 (30.2) |
| • Separated or divorced | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.3) | 6 (0.6) |
| Born in Canada, n (%)§ | 303 (91.5) | 628 (86.7) | 931 (88.2) |
| Environment before university, n (%)‡ | |||
| • Exclusively or predominantly rural | 54 (16.3) | 66 (9.1) | 120 (11.4) |
| • Exclusively or predominantly small town | 114 (34.4) | 167 (23.1) | 281 (26.6) |
| • Exclusively or predominantly urban | 141 (42.6) | 446 (61.6) | 587 (55.6) |
| • Mixture of environments | 21 (6.3) | 43 (5.9) | 64 (6.1) |
| Expected debt upon completion of medical school (directly related to being in medical school), n (%) | |||
| • No debt | 27 (8.2) | 84 (11.6) | 111 (10.5) |
| • < $20 000 | 38 (11.5) | 93 (12.8) | 131 (12.4) |
| • $20 000–$80 000 | 136 (41.1) | 239 (33.0) | 375 (35.5) |
| • > $80 000 | 127 (38.4) | 295 (40.7) | 422 (40.0) |
| • Not provided | 2 (0.6) | 6 (0.8) | 8 (0.8) |
| Best description of the financial situation, n (%) | |||
| • Extremely stressful | 18 (5.4) | 26 (3.6) | 44 (4.2) |
| • Very stressful | 36 (10.9) | 78 (10.8) | 114 (10.8) |
| • Fairly stressful | 86 (26.0) | 242 (33.4) | 328 (31.1) |
| • Minimally stressful | 146 (44.1) | 283 (39.1) | 429 (40.7) |
| • Not stressful | 44 (13.3) | 91 (12.6) | 135 (12.8) |
FM—family medicine specialty, OS—other specialty.
*
Kolmogorov-Smirnov test: P < .05.
†
χ2 test: P < .01.
‡
χ2 test: P < .0001.
§
χ2 test: P < .05