Table 1.
Characteristic | Respondents, % (n) | All US Medical Students, %* |
---|---|---|
Age, yrs | ||
24–26 | 54 (119) | 47 |
27–29 | 31 (67) | 37 |
30–32 | 9 (20) | 11 |
>32 | 5 (11) | 5 |
No response | <1 (1) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 54 (118) | 50 |
Female | 46 (99) | 50 |
No response | <1 (1) | |
Ethnicity† | ||
Caucasian | 64 (139) | 72 |
Asian | 26 (57) | 20 |
Hispanic | 9 (20) | 7 |
African-American | <1 (2) | 7 |
No response | <1 (1) | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 64 (140) | Not available |
Married | 35 (76) | Not available |
No response | <1 (2) | |
Plan for academic career | ||
Yes | 29 (63) | 38 |
No | 15 (32) | 46 |
Undecided | 56 (123) | 16 |
No response | 0 (0) | |
Plan for fellowship | ||
Yes | 63 (136) | 60 |
No | 1 (3) | 8 |
Undecided | 35 (76) | 32 |
No response | 1(3) |
Based on 2011 Graduation Questionnaire All Schools Summary Report. Association of American Medical Colleges. Available at: https://www.aamc.org/download/263712/data/gq-2011.pdf. Accessed May 7, 2012.
Each respondent was allowed to select >1 ethnicity.