Table 3.
Demographic variation between the 1st and 4th year engineering students
| Variable | Engineering 1st year (n=108) | Engineering 4th year (n=94) | Statistic (χ2) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 62 | 57 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
| Females | 11 | 15 | ||
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Rural | 25 | 25 | 1.00 | 0.952 |
| Urban | 48 | 47 | ||
| Marks 10th | 80.3±9.47 | 81.1±8.94 | −0.52a | 0.60 |
| Marks 12th | 79.2±9.35 | 80.3±8.28 | −0.71a | 0.48 |
| Father’s education | ||||
| Middle school | 0 | 2 | 12.20 | 0.02 |
| High school | 9 | 4 | ||
| Intermediate | 7 | 15 | ||
| Graduate | 39 | 24 | ||
| Postgraduate | 18 | 27 | ||
| Father’s occupation | ||||
| Skilled worker | 21 | 14 | 5.70 | 0.13 |
| Clerical/shop | 3 | 10 | ||
| Semi professional | 24 | 20 | ||
| Professional | 25 | 28 | ||
| Father’s income (Rs.) | ||||
| 11,000–15,000 | 10 | 13 | 0.57 | 0.75 |
| 15,000–30,000 | 35 | 34 | ||
| >30,000 | 28 | 25 | ||
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Middle school | 3 | 15 | 3.79 | 0.44 |
| High school | 12 | 12 | ||
| Intermediate | 9 | 8 | ||
| Graduate | 25 | 17 | ||
| Postgraduate | 15 | 20 | ||
| Mother’s occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 68 | 53 | 3.58 | 0.06 |
| Clerical/shop | 3 | 9 | ||
| Professional | 2 | 10 | ||
| Family history of depression | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.28 |
| Family history of suicide | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.51 |
| Alcohol use in father | 24 | 12 | 28.5 | <0.01 |
| Alcohol use in siblings | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.66 |
| Negative events | 46 | 61 | 1.9 | 0.17 |
Chi-square test. at-test