Table 3.
Race and ethnicity comparison of key social factors.
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White (n = 250) |
Asian (n = 51) |
p value | Underrepresented in medicine (n = 34) |
p value | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 55% | 53% | NS | 59% | NS |
| Female | 45% | 47% | 41% | ||
| Graduate medical training | |||||
| American | 95% | 41% | <0.001 | 53% | <0.001 |
| International | 5% | 59% | 47% | ||
| Ethnicity and race | |||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% | 0% | NA | 0% | NA |
| Asian | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0% | 0% | 35% | ||
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 65% | ||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Declined | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Current relationship status | |||||
| Married/significant relationship | 92% | 90% | NS | 82% | NS |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 4% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Single/never married | 4% | 6% | 15% | ||
| Significant other employment status | |||||
| Full time | 55% | 62% | NS | 50% | NS |
| Part time | 12% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Home/unemployed | 33% | 29% | 36% | ||
| Child status | |||||
| Have children | 88% | 82% | NS | 79% | NS |
| Number of children (mean)a | 2 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | NS | 3 ± 2 | NS |
| Desired age of retirementa | 66 ± 6 | 67 ± 7 | NS | 66 ± 5 | NS |
| Years until retirement | |||||
| 5 years or less | 17% | 4% | NS | 15% | NS |
| 6–10 years | 18% | 22% | 29% | ||
| 10–15 years | 14% | 16% | 18% | ||
| 16–20 years | 14% | 18% | 3% | ||
| 21–25 years | 15% | 18% | 15% | ||
| 26–30 years | 11% | 6% | 9% | ||
| 31–35 years | 10% | 14% | 9% | ||
| 36 years or more | 1% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Would could same job again | |||||
| Yes | 82% | 73% | NS | 85% | NS |
aMean ± standard deviation.