Table 1.

Selected demographic characteristics of respondents

Demographic Characteristics of Study Sample
	Medical Students (Question N = 158)	Nursing Students (Question N = 53)	Physician Assistant Students (Question N = 46)	Combined Students (Question N = 257)
Age	% (N)	% (N)	% (N)	% (N)
18–24	29.7 (47)	16.9 (9)	23.9 (11)	26.1 (67)
25–34	69.6 (110)	75.5 (40)	63.0 (29)	69.7 (179)
35–44	0.6 (1)	3.8 (2)	10.9 (5)	3.1 (8)
45 or above	0.0 (0)	3.8 (2)	2.2 (1)	1.2 (3)
Gender
Male	44.3 (70)	1.9 (1)	17.4 (8)	30.7 (79)
Female	54.4 (86)	98.1 (52)	76.1 (35)	67.3 (173)
Other/Neither	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	2.2 (1)	0.4 (1)
Prefer not to answer	1.3 (2)	0.0 (0)	4.3 (2)	1.6 (4)
Home state or country	Medical Students (Question N = 156)	Nursing Students (Question N = 53)	Physician Assistant Students (Question N = 45)	Combined Students (Question N = 254)
Connecticut	17.3 (27)	30.2 (16)	15.6 (7)	19.7 (50)
US, outside Connecticut	72.4 (113)	67.9 (36)	82.2 (37)	73.2 (186)
Outside US	10.3 (16)	1.9 (1)	2.2 (1)	7.1 (18)