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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of HRRG schools’ first/second and final year respondents

From: Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A multi-centre cross-sectional comparison of students beginning and approaching the end of their course

 

First/second

Final

Year

Year

All possible respondents

1188

1012

 Female students

643 (54.1 %)

566 (55.9 %)

 Graduate Entry students

152 (12.8 %)

148 (14.6 %)

All respondents

652

487

 Female students

399 (61.2 %)

296 (60.7 %)

 Graduate entry students

101 (15.5 %)

82 (16.8 %)

 New Zealand students

165 (25.3 %)

140 (28.7 %)

 Average Age (Years)

  

  Standard entry UK

18.7

25.1

  Graduate entry UK

23.8

28.1

  New Zealand

20.5

23.4

 Socio-economic group

  

  HMO 1.1 & 1.21

521 (80.2 %)

373 (76.6 %)

  1. 1UK National Statistics Socio-economic Classification: HMO: Higher Managerial Occupations eg company directors, doctors, teachers