Table 1. Participant characteristics in evaluating Kobe University's rural decentralized learning program from 2018 to 2020 (n = 198)
Variables   Online (in 2020): exposure In-person (in 2018 and 2019): control
n=49 n=149
n % n %
Age (year) M 20.41 1.48 21.02 2.04
School year
 1st 15 30.61 38 25.50
 2nd 14 28.57 32 21.48
 3rd 11 22.45 29 19.46
 4th 6 12.24 21 14.09
 5th 3 6.12 26 17.45
 6th 0 0.00 3 2.01
Gender (male) 28 57.14 86 57.72
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