Table 3. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests between covariates of interest and anticipated educational debt among 2355 medical students.
| Anticipated educational debt | |||
| Variables | <$150 k | >$150 k | ?2 p* |
| Age | <0.01 | ||
| <25 | 45.7 | 54.4 | |
| >24 | 34.1 | 65.9 | |
| Gender | 0.711 | ||
| Male | 38.4 | 61.6 | |
| Female | 37.5 | 62.5 | |
| Race | <0.01 | ||
| White | 34.9 | 65.1 | |
| Asian | 49.8 | 50.2 | |
| Black | 22.7 | 77.3 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 42.8 | 57.2 | |
| Multiple/Other | 36.8 | 63.2 | |
| Political orientation | 0.13 | ||
| Moderate | 39.4 | 60.6 | |
| Liberal | 38.9 | 61.1 | |
| Conservative/Other | 33.4 | 66.6 | |
| Affected by the recession | <0.01 | ||
| Yes | 30.9 | 69.1 | |
| No | 44.7 | 55.3 | |
| Level | 0.85 | ||
| 1st year | 36.8 | 63.2 | |
| 2nd year | 37.1 | 62.9 | |
| 3rd year | 38.5 | 61.5 | |
| 4th year | 39.4 | 60.6 | |
| Clinical level | 0.39 | ||
| Preclinical | 36.9 | 63.1 | |
| Clinical | 38.9 | 61.1 | |
| School category | <0.01 | ||
| Public | 45.7 | 54.3 | |
| Private | 31.4 | 68.6 | |
| School region | 0.53 | ||
| South | 37.8 | 62.2 | |
| Midwest | 37.8 | 62.2 | |
| Northeast | 40.3 | 59.7 | |
| West | 35.5 | 64.5 | |
*χ2 p is the calculated chi-square value.