Table 1.

Characteristics of second-year medical students (N = 43).

Variable	Category	Control (n = 21)		Active (n = 22)		χ2	df	P
		n	%	n	%
Age, y	24 or under	13	62	10	45	2.2	2	ns
	25-29	6	29	11	50
	30-34	2	10	1	5
Would consider a career in psychiatry	Yes	6	29	0	0	7.4	2	.03
	Maybe	9	43	12	55
	No	6	29	10	45
Experience with mental illness
Involved in the care of a patient with	Yes	4	19	6	27	0.4	1	ns
	No	17	81	16	73
Have a friend or relative diagnosed with	Yes	15	71	13	59	0.7	1	ns
	No	6	29	9	41
Ever been diagnosed with	Yes	2	10	2	9	0.1	2	ns
	Prefer not to respond	1	5	1	5
	No	18	85	19	86