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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of student group identified for the study

From: Development of a 'toolkit' to identify medical students at risk of failure to thrive on the course: an exploratory retrospective case study

  

Course completers

Non-completers

Combined

  

n

% *

n

% *

n

% *

Domicile

Home

74

85

64

85

138

85

 

EU

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Overseas

13

15

11

15

24

15

Sex

Male

39

45

30

40

69

43

 

Female

48

55

45

60

93

57

Age at course entry

Under 21

82

94

71

95

153

94

 

21 or over

5

6

4

5

9

6

Any disability declared

Yes

4

5

1

1

5

3

 

No

83

95

74

99

157

97

School leaver

Yes

83

95

72

96

155

96

 

No

4

5

3

4

7

4

Interview offer type

Unconditional

5

6

6

8

11

7

 

Conditional (on A levels)

71

82

59

79

130

80

 

Reserve

4

5

2

3

6

4

 

Late offer (May-August)

7

8

7

9

14

9

 

Not known

0

0

1

1

1

0.5

  1. * percentage figures may not total 100 due to rounding up.
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