Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Variable | Career Choice N = 358 | Not the Choice of Career N = 2260 | Total N = 2618 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%)/ X̄ ± SD | n (%)/ X̄ ± SD | n (%)/ X̄ ± SD | ||
Age (years) | 21.21 ± 2.22 | 21.91 ± 2.7 | 21.82 ± 2.65 | |
Gender | 0.194 | |||
Male | 147(41.1) | 847(37.5) | 994(38.0) | |
Female | 211(58.9) | 1413(62.5) | 1624(62.0) | |
Year of Medical School | 0.000 | |||
1st Year | 70(19.6) | 253(11.2) | 323(12.3) | |
2nd Year | 93(26.0) | 455(20.1) | 548(20.9) | |
3rd Year | 75(20.9) | 547(24.2) | 622(23.7) | |
4th Year | 36(10.1) | 251(11.1) | 287(11.0) | |
5th Year | 55(15.4) | 417(18.4) | 472(18.0) | |
Intern | 8(2.2) | 163(7.2) | 171(6.5) | |
Medical Officer | 9(2.5) | 85(3.8) | 94(3.6) | |
Recent Graduate/Transition Year | 12(3.4) | 90(4.0) | 102(3.9) | |
Province | 0.000 | |||
Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 6(1.7) | 29(1.3) | 35(1.3) | |
Balochistan | 6(1.7) | 37(1.6) | 43(1.6) | |
Gilgit Baltistan | 0(0) | 2(0.1) | 2(0.1) | |
Islamabad | 21(5.8) | 117(26) | 156(6) | |
Khyber Pakhtunkwa | 45(12.6) | 185(8.2) | 230(8.5) | |
Punjab | 172(48) | 1382 (58.7) | 1500(55.2) | |
Sindh | 108(30.2) | 545(24.1) | 653(24) | |
Sector | 0.028 | |||
Public | 187(52.2) | 1021(45.2) | 1208(46.1) | |
Private | 158(44.1) | 1116(49.4) | 1274(48.6) | |
Semi-Private | 13(3.6) | 124(5.5) | 137(5.2) | |
Monthly Household Income in PKR | 0.899 | |||
< 100,000 | 117(32.7) | 743(33.2) | 860(33.1) | |
100,000–150,000 | 72(20.1) | 462(20.6) | 534(20.6) | |
150,000–200,000 | 54(15.1) | 283(12.6) | 337(13.0) | |
200,000–300,000 | 37(10.3) | 242(10.8) | 279(10.7) | |
300,000–400,000 | 21(5.9) | 148(6.6) | 169(6.5) | |
400,000–500,000 | 20(5.6) | 112(5.0) | 132(5.1) | |
> 500,000 | 37(10.3) | 250(11.2) | 287(11.0) |