Table 1.
Sociodemographic profile of medical and engineering students
| Variable | Medical |
Engineering |
Total, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st year, n (%) | 2nd year, n (%) | 1st year, n (%) | 2nd year, n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16-18 | 24 (48) | 47 (94) | 25 (50) | 3 (6) | 99 (49.5) |
| 19-21 | 26 (52) | 0 | 25 (50) | 47 (94) | 98 (49) |
| 22-24 | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5) |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 26 (52) | 21 (42) | 14 (28) | 18 (36) | 79 (39.5) |
| Female | 24 (48) | 29 (58) | 24 (48) | 32 (64) | 121 (60.5) |
| Category of seat | |||||
| Free | 22 (44) | 27 (54) | 38 (76) | 30 (60) | 117 (58.5) |
| Payment | 4 (8) | 13 (26) | 0 | 7 (14) | 24 (12) |
| Management | 24 (48) | 10 (20) | 12 (24) | 13 (26) | 59 (29.5) |
| SES | |||||
| I | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| II | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 4 (8) | 0 | 8 (4) |
| III | 22 (44) | 24 (48) | 11 (22) | 8 (16) | 65 (32.5) |
| IV | 26 (52) | 22 (44) | 31 (62) | 40 (80) | 119 (59.5) |
| V | 0 | 0 | 4 (8) | 2 (4) | 6 (3) |
| Accommodation | |||||
| Dayscholar | 8 (16) | 0 | 44 (88) | 45 (90) | 97 (48.5) |
| Hosteller | 42 (84) | 50 (100) | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 103 (51.5) |
| Type of accommodation | |||||
| Single | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 37 (74) | 9 (18) | 57 (28.5) |
| Sharing | 44 (88) | 45 (90) | 13 (26) | 41 (82) | 143 (71.5) |
| Type of family | |||||
| Joint | 4 (8) | 12 (24) | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 27 (13.5) |
| Nuclear | 46 (92) | 38 (76) | 44 (88) | 45 (90) | 173 (86.5) |
SES – Socioeconomic status