Table 1.
Descriptive variables for GENERAL, MAPAS and ROMPE admission categories 2002–2009
| Descriptive summary variables | Admission category | Total (N=1082) | ||||||||
| GENERAL (n=778) | MAPAS (n=183) | ROMPE (n=121) | ||||||||
| Categorical variables | n | % | n | % | p-Value | n | % | p-Value | n | % |
| Female | 427 | 54.88 | 103 | 56.28 | 0.7319 | 76 | 62.81 | 0.1023 | 606 | 56.01 |
| Ethnicity | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||
| Māori | 20 | 2.57 | 102 | 55.74 | 2 | 1.65 | 124 | 11.46 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 1.80 | 79 | 43.17 | 2 | 1.65 | 95 | 8.78 | ||
| Asian | 339 | 43.57 | 1 | 0.55 | 12 | 9.92 | 352 | 32.53 | ||
| Other | 44 | 5.66 | 1 | 0.55 | 3 | 2.48 | 48 | 4.44 | ||
| Pākehā/European | 348 | 44.73 | 0 | 0.00 | 99 | 81.82 | 447 | 41.31 | ||
| Missing/no response | 13 | 1.68 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2.48 | 16 | 1.48 | ||
| School decile rating | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||
| High | 545 | 70.05 | 80 | 43.72 | 54 | 44.63 | 679 | 62.75 | ||
| Medium | 159 | 20.44 | 54 | 29.51 | 48 | 39.67 | 261 | 24.12 | ||
| Low | 24 | 3.08 | 38 | 20.77 | 9 | 7.44 | 71 | 6.56 | ||
| Missing | 50 | 6.43 | 11 | 6.01 | 10 | 8.26 | 71 | 6.56 | ||
| Attended school in Auckland | 565 | 72.62 | 115 | 62.84 | 0.0017 | 48 | 39.67 | <0.0001 | 728 | 67.28 |
| Completed bridging programme | 8 | 1.03 | 41 | 22.40 | <0.0001 | 1 | 0.83 | 1.0000 | 50 | 4.62 |
| Admitted as school leaver (Year 1) | 565 | 72.62 | 91 | 49.73 | <0.0001 | 78 | 64.46 | 0.0643 | 734 | 67.84 |
| Entry pathway | 0.5200 | 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Graduate | 121 | 15.55 | 32 | 17.49 | 36 | 29.75 | 189 | 17.47 | ||
| Undergraduate | 657 | 84.45 | 151 | 82.51 | 85 | 70.25 | 893 | 82.53 | ||
| Graduated (yes) | 735 | 94.47 | 146 | 79.78 | <0.0001 | 111 | 91.74 | 0.2343 | 992 | 91.68 |
| Continuous variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age at admission (Year 2) | 20.02 | 3.10 | 20.98 | 3.97 | 0.0014 | 21.07 | 3.80 | 0.0041 | 20.3 | 3.37 |
| Admission GPA/GPE | 8.12 | 0.99 | 6.04 | 1.29 | <0.0001 | 7.72 | 0.88 | 0.0002 | 7.72 | 1.29 |
Cohort 2002–2009 comprises students who matriculated into Year 2 of the MBCHB (or Bachelor of Human Biology BHB) programme within FMHS from 2002 to 2009 inclusive, excluding international entry students. Students who repeated Year 2 have been recorded in their first 2 years. All variables have been compared for the GENERAL versus MAPAS categories and for the General versus RRAS categories. Categorical variables have been tested using χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test, where necessary. Continuous variables have been tested using the analysis of variance model, with adjustment for multiple comparisons.
GPA, Grade Point Average; GPE, Grade Point Equivalent; MAPAS, Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme; ROMPE, Rural Origin Medical Preferential Entry.