Table 1 Socio-demographics of participants
Demographics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
18–21 | 584 (96.7) |
≥ 22 | 20 (3.3) |
Gender | |
Male | 224 (37.1) |
Female | 380 (62.9) |
Nationality | |
(Singaporean) | |
Yes | 572 (94.7) |
No | 32 (5.3) |
Ethnic group | |
Chinese | 559 (92.5) |
Malay | 14 (2.3) |
Indian | 26 (4.3) |
Others | 5 (0.9) |
Education | |
GCE ‘A’ levels | 512 (84.7) |
Diploma | 92 (15.3) |
Courses | |
Dentistry | 47 (7.8) |
Medicine | 245 (40.6) |
Pharmacy | 124 (20.5) |
Social science | 188 (31.1) |
Career advice from significant others | |
Yes | 249 (41.2) |
No | 355 (58.8) |