Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 333 | 100 |
| Female | 209 | 63 |
| Age group | ||
| 17–19 | 80 | 24 |
| 20–24 | 197 | 59 |
| 25–37 | 56 | 17 |
| Type of degree being pursued | ||
| Midwifery | 83 | 25 |
| Medicine-Planning to specialize in Obstetrics/Gynecology | 86 | 26 |
| Medicine-Specialty undecided/unknown | 164 | 49 |
| Year in medical or midwifery school | ||
| 1st-2nd | 146 | 44 |
| 3rd-4th | 108 | 32 |
| 5th–7th/Just graduated | 79 | 24 |
| Born in Chile | 326 | 98 |
| Lived one year or more outside of Chile | 19 | 6 |
| Region where completed high school | ||
| Santiago metropolitan region | 259 | 78 |
| Northern Chile | 24 | 7 |
| Southern Chile | 47 | 14 |
| Other country | 3 | < 1 |
| Single/not married | 327 | 98 |
| Political affiliation | ||
| Right/center right | 81 | 24 |
| Center | 27 | 8 |
| Left/center left | 158 | 48 |
| None | 67 | 20 |
| Frequency of religious service attendance | ||
| Once a week/2–3 times a month | 42 | 13 |
| Once a month/2–3 times a year | 50 | 15 |
| Hardly ever/never | 237 | 72 |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 121 | 36 |
| Evangelical/Protestant | 15 | 5 |
| Other | 15 | 5 |
| None/Atheist/Agnostic | 182 | 55 |
| University type | ||
| Private-Secular | 138 | 41 |
| Private-Religious | 71 | 21 |
| Public-Secular | 124 | 37 |