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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of respondents by outcome

From: The impact of preparatory activities on medical school selection outcomes: a cross-sectional survey of applicants to the university of Adelaide medical school in 2007

Characteristics

Completed UMAT but not offered oral assessment (N = 738)

Completed, UMAT, offered oral assessment but were not offered a place (N = 109)

Completed UMAT and oral assessment and were offered a Place (N = 250)

All applicants in the study (N = 1097)

Age in Years

Mean

18.0

17.9

17.9

18.0

(SD)

(1.7)

(0.7)

(0.9)

(1.4)

Median

18.0

18.0

18.0

18.0

Range

15-49

16-19

17-23

15-49

Sex (%)

Male

295 (40.0)

45 (41.3)

102 (40.8)

442 (40.3)

Female

443 (60.0)

64 (58.7)

148 (59.2)

655 (59.7)

Schooling (%)

Non-Government

407 (55.2)

63 (57.8)

154 (61.6)

624 (56.9)

Government

268 (36.3)

43 (39.5)

86 (34.4)

397 (36.2)

Other (eg overseas school)

22 (3.0)

2 (1.8)

5 (2.0)

29 (2.6)

Combination of non-Governement and Government

36 (4.9)

1 (0.9)

5 (2.0)

42 (3.8)

Main language (%)

English

555 (75.2)

89 (81.7)

212 (84.8)

856 (78.0)

Other

172 (23.3)

20 (18.4)

37 (9.7)

229 (20.9)

Missing

11 (1.5)

0

1 (0.7)

12 (1.1)

Lived rurally (%)*

Yes

115 (15.6)

18 (16.5)

27 (10.8)

160 (14.6)

No

623 (84.4)

91 (83.5)

223 (58.2)

937 (85.4)

Home state (%)**

South Australia

281 (38.1)

38 (34.9)

85 (34.0)

404 (36.8)

Victoria

209 (28.3)

34 (31.2)

79 (31.6)

322 (29.4)

New South Wales

102 (13.8)

15 (13.8)

53 (21.2)

170 (15.5)

Queensland

42 (5.7)

10 (9.2)

12 (4.8)

64 (5.8)

Western Australia

48 (6.5)

5 (4.6)

6 (2.4)

59 (5.4)

Australian Capital Territory

18 (2.4)

2 (1.8)

7 (2.8)

27 (2.5)

Tasmania

14 (1.9)

2 (1.8)

3 (1.2)

19 (1.7)

Northern Territory

5 (0.7)

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

7 (0.6)

Family member worked in health profession

422 (57.2)

63 (57.8)

133 (53.2)

618 (56.3)

 

Mother***

225 (53.3)

39 (61.9)

87 (65.4)

351 (56.8)

Father***

144 (34.1)

28 (44.4)

51 (38.3)

223 (36.1)

Other relative eg Aunt, Uncle***

126 (29.9)

17 (27.0)

44 (33.1)

187 (30.3)

 

Sibling***

75 (17.8)

13 (20.6)

18 (13.5)

106 (17.2)

  1. * Rurality is defined as having lived rurally for ≥8 years.
  2. ** Home State based on address on initial application.
  3. ***Includes only those who selected yes to primary question and is multiple response.