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. 2018 Jan 23;18:18. doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1120-7

Table 1.

Participant characteristics by vignette patient ethnicity

CVD vignette
patient ethnicity
Depression vignette
patient ethnicity
NZ Euro Māori NZ Euro Māori Total Total sample characteristics
Participant Characteristics Level n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) (%)
Total n = 145 Total n = 142 Total n = 142 Total n = 138 Total n = 287 Total n = 888
Prioritized Ethnicity European 76 (52) 93 (65) 88 (62) 77 (56) 169 (59) (51)
Māori 8 (6) 8 (6) 7 (5) 9 (7) 16 (6) (9)
Pacific 6 (4) 3 (2) 3 (2) 5 (4) 9 (3) (5)
Asian 54 (37) 34 (24) 42 (30) 44 (32) 88 (31) (32)
Other 1 (1) 4 (3) 2 (1) 3 (2) 5 (2) (3)
Age Median (IQR) 23 (23–24) 24 (23–25) 24 (23–25) 23 (23–25) 24 (23–25) 24
Missing 2 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) 3 (1)
Gender Male 65 (45) 71 (50) 68 (48) 66 (48) 136 (47) (47)
Female 80 (55) 71 (50) 74 (52) 72 (52) 151 (53) (53)
Self-reported SES Low 2 (1) 6 (4) 2 (1) 6 (4) 8 (3)
Lower-middle 22 (15) 24 (17) 25 (18) 21 (15) 46 (16)
Middle 48 (33) 36 (25) 43 (30) 41 (30) 84 (29)
Upper-middle 44 (30) 44 (31) 46 (32) 42 (30) 88 (31)
High 7 (5) 8 (6) 9 (6) 6 (4) 15 (5)
Not reportedb 22 (15) 24 (17) 17 (12) 22 (16) 46 (16)
Born in NZ Yes 69 (48) 82 (58) 78 (55) 73 (53) 151 (53)
No 54 (37) 36 (25) 47 (33) 43 (31) 90 (31)
Not reportedb 22 (15) 24 (17) 17 (12) 22 (16) 46 (16)
SDRSa 0 54 (37) 69 (49) 57 (40) 66 (48) 123 (43)
1 42 (29) 27 (19) 37 (26) 32 (23) 69 (24)
2 18 (12) 15 (11) 21 (15) 12 (9) 33 (11)
3 9 (6) 6 (4) 10 (7) 5 (4) 15 (5)
4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
5 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 2 (1) 2 (1)
Not reportedb 21 (14) 24 (17) 17 (12) 21 (15) 45 (16)

aSDRS Social Desirability Response set (0 low social desirability to 5 high social desirability)

bFrequencies for ‘Not reported’ represent individuals who did not reach the final section of the survey tool where these questions were asked, plus one individual who did not complete all questions in the final section