Table 2 Demographic data
From: The DREEM, part 1: measurement of the educational environment in an osteopathy teaching program
Age | Mean - 23.4Â years (+/- 3.99Â years) |
Range – 18 to 40 years | |
Gender | Male – 115 (46.6%) |
Female – 132 (53.4%) | |
Country/region of birth | Australia – 220 (89.1%) |
South-east Asia – 7 (2.8%) | |
New Zealand – 4 (1.6%) | |
England – 3 (1.2%) | |
Africa – 3 (1.2%) | |
Other – 10 (4%) | |
Currently employed | Yes – 214 (86.6%) |
No – 33 (13.4%) | |
How employed | Full-time – 2 (0.9%) |
Part-time – 91 (42.5%) | |
Casual – 121 (56.5%) | |
Receive government allowance | Yes – 118 (47.8%) |
No – 129 (52.2%) | |
Current living arrangements | Live with parents – 149 (60.3%) |
Renting with others – 76 (30.8%) | |
Own home/unit – 10 (4.0%) | |
Renting (alone) – 9 (3.6%) | |
Living at college/residence – 3 (1.2%) | |
Current year level in the osteopathy program | Year 1 – 75 (30.4%) |
Year 2 – 51 (20.6%) | |
Year 3 – 34 (13.8%) | |
Year 4 – 45 (18.2%) | |
Year 5 – 42 (17.0%) | |
Highest level of education completed | Year 12 – 171 (69.2%) |
Bachelor degree – 42 (17%) | |
Vocational Education – 21 (8.5%) | |
Higher degree – 13 (5.2%) | |
Previous course with a clinical component | Yes – 31 (13%) |
|  | No – 215 (87%) |