Table 2 Selection and socio-demographic factors by high versus low IRSAD decile for address at medical school entry (percentages are listed within each factor category)
N | IRSAD Decile at Medical School Entry 1-8 | N | IRSAD Decile at Medical School Entry 9-10 | P-Value (χ 2 test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Selection factors | <0.001 | ||||
ATAR or GPA alone | 362 | 48.3% | 1323 | 67.0% | |
ATAR or GPA, UMAT or GAMSAT and Interview Score | 387 | 51.7% | 757 | 36.4% | |
Quota-based entry pathway | <0.001 | ||||
No quota-based entry | 606 | 80.9% | 2056 | 98.8% | |
Quota-based entry | 143 | 19.1% | 24 | 1.2% | |
Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship | <0.001 | ||||
No medical rural bonded Scholarship | 723 | 96.5% | 2058 | 98.9% | |
Medical rural bonded scholarship | 26 | 3.5% | 22 | 1.1% | |
Bonded Medical Place | 0.032 | ||||
No bonded medical place | 724 | 96.7% | 2040 | 98.1% | |
Bonded medical place | 25 | 3.3% | 40 | 1.9% | |
Age at completion | <0.001 | ||||
Up to 24 years | 519 | 69.3% | 1643 | 79.0% | |
25 years and older | 230 | 30.7% | 437 | 21.0% | |
Sex | 0.115 | ||||
Female | 377 | 50.3% | 976 | 46.9% | |
Male | 372 | 49.7% | 1104 | 53.1% | |
Secondary school | <0.001 | ||||
Government | 294 | 51.4% | 663 | 39.7% | |
Independent | 278 | 48.6% | 1007 | 60.3% | |
Country of Origin | <0.001 | ||||
Oceania | 442 | 64.1% | 1044 | 57.0% | |
UK and Ireland | 37 | 5.4% | 128 | 7.0% | |
NE and SE Asia | 101 | 14.7% | 414 | 22.6% | |
Southern Asia | 29 | 4.2% | 67 | 3.7% | |
Other | 80 | 11.6% | 179 | 9.8% |