Table 5.
Comparison of Subgroups - Demographic and Other Information
| PRE-MILITARY | PRE- MILITARY | PRE- MILITARY | POST- MILITARY | POST-MILITARY | POST-MILITARY | PRE-MILITARY vs POST-MILITARY | NATIONAL SERVICE | NATIONAL SERVICE vs POST-MILITARY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEMALE | MALE | m-vs-f | FEMALE | MALE | m-vs-f | f | m | FEMALE | |||
| N | 38 | 70 | p | 165 | 189 | p | p | p | 29 | p | |
| FEMALE | 96.55% | ||||||||||
| AGE (YEARS) | 18-20 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
| 21-23 | 73.0% | 65.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.7% | ||||||
| 24-26 | 27.0% | 31.9% | 36.4% | 3.7% | 55.2% | ||||||
| 27-29 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 53.3% | 64.0% | 20.7% | ||||||
| 30-32 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.5% | 23.8% | 0.0% | ||||||
| + 32 | 0.0% | 0.0% | NS | 1.8% | 8.5% | 0.05 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | 3.4% | p < 0.001 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | SINGLE | 89.2% | 91.4% | 66.1% | 54.5% | 41.4% | |||||
| MARRIED | 10.8% | 8.6% | 33.9% | 43.4% | 58.6% | ||||||
| DIVORCED | 0.0% | 0.0% | NS | 0.0% | 2.1% | NS | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | 0.0% | p < 0.001 | |
| CHILDREN | NUMBER | 0 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 10 | |||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 14 | ||||||
| RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE | RELIGIOUS | 8.1% | 14.5% | 9.7% | 23.8% | 86.2% | |||||
| SECULAR | 70.3% | 63.8% | 78.2% | 68.3% | 10.3% | ||||||
| TRADITIONAL | 21.6% | 21.7% | NS | 11.5% | 7.9% | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 3.4% | p < 0.001 | |
| HAVE YOU THOUGHT OR CONSIDERED A SPECIALTY? | YES | 91.9% | 77.1% | 81.7% | 80.3% | 82.8% | |||||
| NO | 8.1% | 22.9% | p < 0.05 | 18.3% | 19.7% | NS | NS | NS | 17.2% | NS | |
| WHEN DID YOU START CONSIDERING A SPECIALTY? | PRIOR | 23.5% | 24.1% | 30.8% | 25.5% | 47.8% | |||||
| YEAR 1 | 5.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 4.3% | ||||||
| YEAR 2 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 0.0% | ||||||
| YEAR 3 | 5.9% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 0.0% | ||||||
| YEAR 4 | 52.9% | 51.9% | 47.4% | 46.3% | 34.8% | ||||||
| YEAR 5 | 8.8% | 13.0% | NS | 13.5% | 17.4% | NS | NS | NS | 13.0% | p < 0.04 | |
| DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? | YES | 52.9% | 58.5% | 65.5% | 61.0% | 56.5% | |||||
| NO | 47.1% | 41.5% | NS | 34.5% | 39.0% | NS | NS | NS | 43.5% | NS | |
| WHEN DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? | YEAR 1 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
| YEAR 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | ||||||
| YEAR 3 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | ||||||
| YEAR 4 | 38.9% | 55.2% | 43.5% | 44.3% | 53.8% | ||||||
| YEAR 5 | 55.6% | 41.4% | NS | 53.6% | 51.4% | NS | NS | NS | 46.2% | NS | |
| SPECIALTIES CONSIDERED BY STUDENTS | FAMILY MEDICINE | 0.0% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 0.0% | |||||
| PSYCHIATRY | 6.1% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 6.3% | 8.3% | ||||||
| PEDIATRICS | 36.4% | 27.5% | 42.1% | 25.2% | 45.8% | ||||||
| INTERNAL MEDICINE | 24.2% | 37.3% | 27.8% | 32.9% | 37.5% | ||||||
| OB/GYN | 21.2% | 13.7% | 24.1% | 17.5% | 25.0% | ||||||
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | ||||||
| SURGICAL SPECIALTIES | 30.3% | 39.2% | 27.8% | 44.1% | 25.0% | ||||||
| OTHER | 21.2% | 39.2% | p < 0.05 | 30.8% | 32.2% | p < 0.02 | NS | NS | 54.2% | NS | |