Table 3 Educational profiles of graduate entrants by type of medicine programme

    UK first degree

83.1%

70.7%

85.2%

85.1%

Chi-square = 90.3, 24 df, p < .001

    EU degree

1.9%

#

2.5%

#

    International degree

3.5%

#

7.9%

#

    UK higher degree

10.7%

#

3.9%

#

    Other

#

#

#

#

Degree subject

Chi-square = 13.2, 9 df, p = .156

    biology/life sciences

55.1%

#

63.3%

#

    other health profession

7.0%

#

#

#

    physical sciences

17.7%

#

12.9%

#

    arts, humanities, soc. sciences

20.2%

#

21.1%

#

Degree class

    1st

18.6%

#

18.9%

#

Chi-square = 6.41, 6 df, p = .379

    2i

59.3%

#

63.2%

#

    2ii

22.1%

#

17.9%

#

    Bachelors

72.5%

#

78.4%

#

Chi-square = 18.4, 9 df, p = .031

    Masters

15.3%

#

12.6%

#

    Doctorate

6.3%

#

#

#

    imputed

270

284

290

276

***

    original (n = 450)

243^a

#^b

312^b

#^a

ANOVA, F(3,467) = 8.826, p < .001

imputed

2556

2451

2458

2474

***

    original (n = 1920)

2,581^a

#^b

2,455^b

#^a,b

ANOVA, F(3,2009) = 45.6, p < .001

    imputed

61.6

60.2

59.1

59.7

***

    original (n = 740)

62.2^b

#^a,b

57.9^a

#^a,b

ANOVA, F(3,745) = 16.4, p < .001