Table 3.

Influence of demographic characteristics on psychiatry specialty choice at matriculation

Demographic characteristic	n	Choice (no. [%])	OR (95% CI)	p
Gender
Male	3538	848 (24.00)	reference
Female	4929	1733 (35.20)	1.47 (1.34–1.61)	<  0.001
Family living area
Village	2638	741 (28.10)	reference
Town	1845	544 (29.50)	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	0.879
City	3916	1296 (33.10)	1.21 (1.08–1.35)	0.001
Family monthly income
< 1000 RMB	421	101 (24.00)	reference
1000–2999 RMB	1633	447 (27.40)	1.32 (1.05–1.65)	0.017
3000–4999 RMB	2206	695 (31.40)	1.41 (1.13–1.76)	0.002
5000–9999 RMB	2461	782 (31.80)	1.54 (1.24–1.93)	<  0.001
10,000–14,999 RMB	970	320 (33.00)	1.60 (1.24–2.04)	<  0.001
15,000–20,000 RMB	356	116 (32.60)	1.49 (1.10–2.02)	0.010
> 20,000 RMB	352	120 (34.10)	2.08 (1.52–2.84)	<  0.001
History of using psychiatry services
No	8235	2508 (30.50)	reference
Yes	163	73 (44.80)	1.55 (1.09–2.20)	0.013
Family history of mental disorders
No	7792	2321 (29.80)	reference
Yes	674	260 (38.60)	1.54 (1.30–1.83)	<  0.001