Table 1.

Baghdad medical student characteristics

	Number	Percent
Age
Age 20–22	306	73.2
Age 23–24	93	22.3
Age 25–28	19	4.5
Total	418	100
Mean Age (SD)	21.9 (1.3)
Sex
Male	171	40.9
Female	247	59.1
Marital Status
Married	5	1.2
Single	413	98.8
Home before medical school
Baghdad	374	89.5
Other cities in Iraq	34	8.1
Outside Iraq	10	2.4
Have family living outside of Iraq
Yes	104	24.9
No	314	75.1
Has a relative who is a doctor
Yes	275	65.8
No	143	34.2
Has a relative who is a doctor or dentist and living outside of Iraq
Yes	51	12.2
No	367	87.8
Total	418	100

Data source is a 2015 survey of 418 medical students from three medical schools in Baghdad