Table 3.

SUBGROUPS - DEMOGRAPHIC AND OTHER VARIABLES

		PRE-MILITARY	POST-MILITARY	PRE vs POST MILITARY	NO MILITARY	PRE vs NO MILITARY
N		108	356	p	47	p
	FEMALE	35.6%	46.9%		55.3%
	MALE	64.4%	53.1%	p < 0.040	44.7%	p < 0.01
AGE (YEARS)	18-20	0.9%	0.0%		0.0%
	21-23	67.9%	0.0%		23.4%
	24-26	30.2%	18.9%		76.6%
	27-29	0.9%	59.0%		0.0%
	30-32	0.0%	16.7%		0.0%
	+ 32	0.0%	5.4%	p < 0.001	0.0%	p < 0.01
MARITAL STATUS	SINGLE	90.7%	59.9%		95.7%
	MARRIED	9.3%	39.0%		4.3%
	DIVORCED	0.0%	1.1%	p < 0.010	0.0%	NS
CHILDREN	NUMBER	2	44		1
	TOTAL	2	63		1
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE	RELIGIOUS	12.3%	17.2%		17.4%
	SECULAR	66.0%	72.9%		50.0%
	TRADITIONAL	21.7%	9.6%	NS	32.6%	NS
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OR CONSIDERED A SPECIALTY?	YES	82.2%	81.0%		86.4%
	NO	17.8%	19.0%	NS	13.6%	NS
WHEN DID YOU START CONSIDERING A SPECIALTY	PRIOR TO STARTING MEDICAL SCHOOL	23.9%	28.0%		21.6%
	YEAR 1	4.5%	2.8%		8.1%
	YEAR 2	2.3%	2.5%		5.4%
	YEAR 3	5.7%	4.3%		2.7%
	YEAR 4	52.3%	46.8%		40.5%
	YEAR 5	11.4%	15.6%	NS	21.6%	NS
DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?	YES	56.3%	63.1%		59.5%
	NO	43.7%	36.9%	p < 0.050	40.5%	NS
WHEN DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?	YEAR 1	2.1%	0.0%		4.8%
	YEAR 2	0.0%	2.2%		0.0%
	YEAR 3	2.1%	1.4%		0.0%
	YEAR 4	48.9%	43.9%		33.3%
	YEAR 5	46.8%	52.5%	NS	61.9%	p < 0.05
SPECIALTIES CONSIDERED BY STUDENTS	FAMILY MEDICINE	2.4%	3.2%		2.6%
	PSYCHIATRY	4.8%	10.5%		2.6%
	PEDIATRICS	34.5%	34.3%		28.9%
	INTERNAL MEDICINE	31.0%	30.0%		23.7%
	OB/GYN	15.5%	20.6%		31.6%
	EMERGENCY MEDICINE	1.2%	1.4%		5.3%
	SURGICAL SPECIALTIES	33.3%	33.6%		26.3%
	OTHER	36.9%	33.2%	NS	31.6%	NS