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. 1999 Sep 25;319(7213):823.

Table.

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

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 400 (69.4; 20.5) 176 (30.6; 29.8) 576 (22.6) <0.0001 346 (55.6; 27.1) 276 (44.4; 19.4) 622 (23.0) <0.0001
 Questionnaire stage 826 (73.1; 42.2) 304 (26.9; 51.4) 1130 (44.4) <0.0005 611 (51.5; 47.8) 576 (48.5; 40.5) 1187 (44.0) <0.0005
 Statement review 341 (87.7; 17.5) 48 (12.3; 8.1) 389 (15.3) <0.0001 155 (37.4; 12.1) 259 (62.6; 18.2) 414 (15.3) <0.0005
 Interview 163 (83.2; 8.3) 33 (16.8; 5.6) 196 (7.7) <0.05 76 (36.2; 5.9) 134 (63.8; 9.4) 210 (7.8) <0.005
 Offered a place 224 (88.2; 11.5) 30 (11.8; 5.1) 254 (10.0) <0.0005 91 (34.0; 7.1) 177 (66.0; 12.5) 268 (9.9) <0.0005
*

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

Does not include 156 candidates whose ethnic group was not supplied to Universities and Colleges Admission Service.