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Table 8 Demographic characteristics of LRRG and HRRG schools’ respondents

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

 

LRRG Schools

HRRG Schools

First

Final

First/second

Final

Year

Year

Year

Year

All respondents

721

467

652

487

Female students

439 (60.9 %)

298 (63.8 %)

399 (61.2 %)

296 (60.7 %)

Graduate entry students

58 (8.0 %)

26 (5.6 %)

101 (15.5 %)

82 (16.8 %)

Non UK medical school students

76 (10.5 %)

34 (7.3 %)

165 (25.3 %)

140 (28.7 %)

Average Age (Years)

    

Standard entry UK

19.1

24.1

18.7

25.1

Graduate entry UK

26.1

27.7

23.8

28.1

Non UK medical school students

19.2

24.7

20.5

23.4

Socioeconomic group

    

HMO 1.1 & 1.2a

570 (79.2 %)

377 (80.7 %)

521 (80.2 %)

373 (76.6 %)

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