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Table 2 Fathers’ and Mothers’ occupation and education

From: Attitude towards working in rural area and self-assessment of competencies in last year medical students: A survey of five countries in Asia

Country

Occupation

Education

Father

Mother

Father

Mother

P

No (%)

NP

No (%)

P

No (%)

NP

No (%)

>Bachelor degree

No (%)

<Bachelor degree

No (%)

>Bachelor degree

No (%)

<Bachelor degree

No (%)

Bangladesh

1,000 (70.3)

422 (29.7)

340 (23.9)

1,082 (76.1)

1062 (74.8)

357 (25.2)

662 (46.8)

753 (53.2)

China

666 (22.7)

2,268 (77.3)

578 (19.8)

2,336 (70.2)

936 (31.2)

2,059 (68.8)

694 (23.4)

2274 (76.6)

India

1,015 (51.3)

963 (48.7)

425 (21.5)

1,553 (78.5)

1,554 (78.6)

424 (21.4)

1,179 (59.7)

798 (40.3)

Thailand

556 (48.6)

587 (51.4)

492 (42.8)

658 (57.2)

795 (67.0)

392 (33.0)

773 (64.3)

430 (35.7)

Vietnam

101 (38.6)

161 (61.4)

77 (29.7)

182 (70.3)

116 (46.8)

132 (52.2)

93 (36.9)

159 (63.1)

Total

3,338 (43.1)

4,401 (56.9)

1,912 (24.8)

5,811 (75.2)

4,463 (57.0)

3,364 (43.0)

3,402 (43.5)

4,414 (56.5)

  1. P Professional, NP Non Professional