Table 4.
Country response rates, demographics, and likelihood of choosing psychiatry
| Country | Number of responses | Sample size | Response rate % | Age, mean (SD) | International student N (%) | Ethnic minority N (%) | Male gender N (%) | No way would choose psychiatry N (%) | Seriously considering psychiatry N (%) | Definitely considering psychiatry N (%) | Likely to choose psychiatry N (%)‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
136 |
385 |
35% |
24.6 (1.7) |
O (0%) |
5 (4%) |
37 (28%) |
37 (28%) |
21 (16%) |
8 (6%) |
29 (22%) |
| Czech Republic |
78 |
239 |
33% |
25.2 (1.0) |
14 (21%) |
6 (9%) |
22 (32%) |
22 (31%) |
6 (8%) |
5 (7%) |
11 (15%) |
| France |
114 |
446 |
26% |
24.8 (1.1) |
0 (0%) |
(*) |
35 (32%) |
45 (40%) |
15 (13%) |
13 (12%) |
28 (25%) |
| Italy |
104 |
360 |
29% |
25.2 (1.2) |
0 (0%) |
(*) |
38 (37%) |
41 (39%) |
15 (14%) |
6 (6%) |
21 (20%) |
| Israel |
173 |
534 |
32% |
27.9 (2.9) |
16 (9%) |
11 (6%) |
83 (48%) |
40 (23%) |
35 (20%) |
5 (3%) |
40 (23%) |
| Germany |
323 |
2000 |
16% |
23.8 (3.9) |
6 (2%) |
18 (6%) |
98 (31%) |
87 (27%) |
69 (22%) |
8 (3%) |
77 (24%) |
| Switzerland |
60 |
221 |
27% |
25.8 (2.2) |
4 (7%) |
9 (16%) |
22 (39%) |
18 (31%) |
8 (14%) |
2 (3%) |
10 (17%) |
| UK |
291 |
1810 |
16% |
24.7 (4.6) |
22 (8%) |
74 (27%) |
99 (37%) |
65 (23%) |
53 (19%) |
6 (2%) |
59 (21%) |
| Canada |
127 |
592 |
21% |
24.6 (4.1) |
2 (2%) |
30 (25%) |
26 (21%) |
21 (17%) |
21 (17%) |
5 (4%) |
26 (21%) |
| Brazil |
13 |
307 |
4% |
24.8 (2.6) |
0 (0%) |
2 (17%) |
8 (67%) |
9 (75%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (8%) |
1 (8%) |
| Chile |
40 |
440 |
9% |
24.4 (1.9) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
22 (58%) |
14 (36%) |
9 (23%) |
3 (8%) |
12 (31%) |
| Hong Kong |
45 |
250 |
18% |
23.7 (2.1) |
1 (2%) |
0 (0%) |
24 (53%) |
5 (11%) |
8 (18%) |
4 (9%) |
12 (27%) |
| India |
66 |
263 |
25% |
22.2 (1.1) |
8 (13%) |
11 (17%) |
24 (38%) |
12 (19%) |
5 (8%) |
1 (2%) |
6 (9%) |
| Iraq |
71 |
296 |
24% |
22.7 (1.0) |
23 (35%) |
20 (31%) |
31 (48%) |
13 (19%) |
14 (21%) |
8 (12%) |
22 (33%) |
| Japan |
145 |
200 |
73% |
22.9 (2.2) |
(*) |
(*) |
112 (79%) |
37 (29%) |
10 (8%) |
1 (1%) |
11 (9%) |
| Kenya |
182 |
254 |
72% |
24.8 (1.8) |
28 (18%) |
1 (1%) |
75 (45%) |
5 (3%) |
7 (4%) |
12 (7%) |
19 (12%) |
| Nigeria |
95 |
104 |
91% |
24.3 (2.1) |
8 (9%) |
6 (8%) |
48 (55%) |
18 (24%) |
3 (4%) |
3 (4%) |
6 (8%) |
| South Africa |
70 |
360 |
19% |
23.9 (1.6) |
6 (9%) |
38 (55%) |
27 (40%) |
19 (27%) |
8 (11%) |
1 (1%) |
9 (13%) |
| Tanzania |
9† |
(*) |
(*) |
26.7 (1.7) |
1 (13%) |
1 (11%) |
4 (44%) |
2 (33%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (%) |
0 (0%) |
| Uganda |
56 |
74 |
76% |
24.3 (1.5) |
2 (4%) |
5 (9%) |
34 (61%) |
17 (34%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (2%) |
1 (2%) |
| Combined | 2189 | 9135 | 24% | 24.6 (3.1) | 141 (7%) | 237 (14%) | 869 (41%) | 527 (25%) | 307 (15%) | 93 (4%) | 400 (19%) |
Key: (*) Information not available from this country (†) Not included in response rate data (‡) Combining ‘definitely’ and ‘seriously considering’ scores.