Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics and school related variables of all respondents.
From: Factors affecting medical students in formulating their specialty preferences in Jordan
| Â | Male (n = 280) n (%) | Female (n = 160) N (%) | Total (N = 440) n (%) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Level | Â | Â | Â | 0.890 |
   Second year | 109 (38.9) | 63 (39.4) | 172 (39.1) |  |
   Fourth year | 88 (31.4) | 47 (29.4) | 135 (30.7) |  |
   Sixth year | 83 (29.6) | 50 (31.3) | 133 (30.2) |  |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | 0.403 |
   Jordanian | 196 (70.0) | 118 (73.8) | 314 (71.4) |  |
   Others | 84 (30.0) | 42 (26.3) | 126 (28.6) |  |
Country of the high school | Â | Â | Â | 0.278 |
   Jordan | 162 (57.9) | 101 (63.1) | 263 (59.8) |  |
   Others | 118 (42.1) | 59 (36.9) | 177 (40.2) |  |
Payment system | Â | Â | Â | 0.037 |
   Regular | 125 (44.6) | 88 (55.0) | 213 (48.4) |  |
   International | 155 (55.4) | 72 (45.0) | 227 (51.6) |  |
Total family income (JD) | Â | Â | Â | 0.273 |
   500 or less | 45 (16.1) | 25 (15.6) | 70 (15.9) |  |
   501–1000 | 76 (27.1) | 53 (33.1) | 129 (29.3) |  |
   1001–1500 | 56 (20.0) | 32 (20.0) | 88 (20.0) |  |
   1501–2000 | 40 (14.3) | 27 (16.9) | 67 (15.2) |  |
   More than 2000 | 63 (22.5) | 23 (14.4) | 86 (19.5) |  |
Father's education | Â | Â | Â | 0.056 |
   Less than high school | 29 (10.4) | 11 (6.9) | 40 (9.1) |  |
   High school | 31 (11.1) | 22 (13.8) | 53 (12.0) |  |
   Diploma | 17 (6.1) | 13 (8.1) | 30 (6.8) |  |
   University | 105 (37.5) | 63 (39.4) | 168 (38.2) |  |
   Higher university degree | 98 (35.0) | 51 (31.9) | 149 (33.9) |  |
Mother's education | Â | Â | Â | 0.057 |
   Less than high school | 54 (19.3) | 23 (14.4) | 77 (17.5) |  |
   High school | 70 (25.0) | 36 (22.5) | 106 (24.1) |  |
   Diploma | 53 (18.9) | 36 (22.5) | 89 (20.2) |  |
   University | 83 (29.6) | 41 25.6) | 124 (28.2) |  |
   Higher university degree | 20 (7.1) | 24 (15.0) | 44 (10.0) |  |