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Table 1 Summary statistics for graduating medical undergraduates in the study (N = 3020)

From: Career preferences of graduating medical students in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Variable

Percent or Mean (SD)

Age

23.9(1.1)

Family income (Yuan) per capita per year

26718.4(80979.5)

Sex

 Male

44.1 %

 Female

55.9 %

Type of medical school

 Project 211 university

6.5 %

 Non-Project 211 university

93.5 %

Region

 Eastern China

30.1 %

 Middle China

66.1 %

 Western China

3.8 %

Father’s education

 Never attended school

1.0 %

 Primary school

9.7 %

 High school

48.2 %

 Secondary school

10.1 %

 Bachelor or diploma

27.1 %

 Master

1.8 %

 Doctor

1.1 %

 Other

1.2 %

Mother’s education

 Never attended school

3.4 %

 Primary school

17.6 %

 High school

45.5 %

 Secondary school

10.4 %

 Bachelor or diploma

19.9 %

 Master

1.4 %

 Doctor

0.8 %

 Other

0.8 %

Majority of residence in first years

 Town or village

49.2 %

 County

25.4 %

 City

24.9 %

 Other

0.5 %

Location of high school

 Town or village

10.3 %

 County

58.6 %

 City

30.2 %

 Other

0.9 %

Parents’ place of residence

 Town or village

43.6 %

 County

27.3 %

 City

28.2 %

 Other

1.0 %