Table 1. Demographic characteristics and basic information of eight-year medical
Basic characteristics Group A Group B P
(n = 290) (%) (n = 326) (%)
Gender      
  Male 154(53.1) 160(49.1) 0.359
  Female 136(46.9) 166(50.9)
Grade      
  College freshman and Sophomore 119(41.0) 147(45.1) 0.351
  From third year of college to eighth year of college 171(59.0) 179(54.9)
City of birth      
  Provincial capital or municipality 22(7.6) 83(25.5) 0.0001***
  Prefecture-level city 51(17.6) 116(35.6)
  County-level cities 73(25.2) 86(26.4)
  Sub-county cities 144(49.7) 41(12.6)
Nationality      
  Han nationality 280(96.6) 302(92.6) 0.052
  Non-Han nationality 10(3.4) 24(7.4)
Father's profession      
  Superintendents of government agencies, party, and mass organizations, enterprises, and public institutions 17(5.9) 48(14.7) 0.0001***
  Professional and technical personnel 42(14.5) 148(45.4)
  Office staff and related personnel 8(2.8) 43(13.2)
  Business and service industry personnel 78(26.9) 13(4)
  Production personnel in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water conservancy industries 60(20.7) 5(1.5)
  Production and transportation equipment operators and related personnel 46(15.9) 25(7.7)
  Military personnel 2(0.6) 2(0.6)
  Other practitioners who are inconvenient to classify 37(12.7) 42(12.9)
Mother's profession      
  Superintendents of government agencies, party and mass organizations, enterprises, and public institutions 8(2.8) 30(9.2) 0.0001***
  Professional and technical personnel 29(10) 155(47.5)
  Office staff and related personnel 5(1.7) 21(6.4)
  Business and service industry personnel 75(25.9) 14(4.3)
  Production personnel in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water conservancy industries 67(23.1) 4(1.2)
  Production and transportation equipment operators and related personnel 44(15.2) 27(8.3)
  Military personnel 0(0) 1(0.3)
  Other practitioners who are inconvenient to classify 62(21.4) 74(22.7)

The chi-square test was used for comparing the basic characteristics of the groups. P < 0.05 was indicated in bold. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0. 001.Group A (n1 = 290) and group B (n2 = 326) were included.

Int J Med Educ. 2024; 15:48-58; doi: 10.5116/ijme.661d.10af