Table 2.

Results of multivariate regression of factor scores on age and gender of United Arab Emirates final-year dental student respondents’

Factor	Predictor variable	Unstandardised effect (b)	t	95% Confidence interval for b		P
F1	Age	0.11	1.40	−0.05	0.27	0.17
	Sex	−0.08	−0.32	−0.61	0.04	0.75
F2	Age	0.03	0.34	−0.13	0.19	0.73
	Sex	0.38	1.43	−0.15	0.91	0.16
F3	Age	−0.03	−0.41	−0.19	0.12	0.69
	Sex	−0.76	−3.04	−1.26	−0.26	0.003*
F4	Age	0.03	0.36	−0.13	0.19	0.72
	Sex	−0.28	−1.06	−0.81	0.25	0.29
F5	Age	−0.05	−0.58	−0.21	0.12	0.56
	Sex	0.16	0.61	−0.37	0.70	0.54
F6	Age	−0.09	−1.06	−0.25	0.08	0.30
	Sex	0.09	0.34	−0.44	0.62	0.74
F7	Age	−0.03	−0.32	−0.19	0.14	0.75
	Sex	0.29	1.11	−0.24	0.82	0.27
F8	Age	−0.18	−2.27	−0.34	−0.02	0.03**
	Sex	−0.23	0.89	−0.75	0.29	0.38

^*Denotes statistical significance at 0.05 level.

^**Denotes statistical significance at 0.01 level.

F1 = Professional job.

F2 = Experience and advice.

F3 = Business and financial with independence.

F4 = Careers advice and possibilities.

F5 = Job security and knowledge.

F6 = Health care, people, public service.

F7 = Family and friends.

F8 = Careers in dentistry.