Table 1 Demographic differences between paramedicine and nursing students

Gender^a

Male

19 %

44 %

.001

Female

81 %

56 %

Age (S.D.)^b

23.09 (7.1)

24.4(7.2)

.229

Education^c

< Year 12

1.3 %

6 %

.017

Year 12

65.0 %

40 %

Incomplete U/G

15.8 %

26 %

Undergraduate

15.8 %

16 %

Postgraduate

1.9 %

12 %

History working/volunteering health context ^a

39 %

56 %

.024

Immediate family member working in health

42 %

50 %

.198

Speaks language other than English at home ^a

31 %

2 %

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