Demographic characteristic | No. (%) of Participants | |
---|---|---|
RTMSs (n = 1103) | Non-oriented medical students (n = 1095) | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 478 (43.5) | 479 (43.7) |
 Female | 621 (56.5) | 616 (56.3) |
Educational level | ||
 Undergraduate | 724 (65.6) | 720 (65.8) |
 Junior college | 379 (34.4) | 375 (34.2) |
Academic years | ||
 Pre-clinical | 707 (64.1) | 699 (63.8) |
 Clinical | 396 (35.9) | 396 (36.2) |
Location of hometown | ||
 Rural | 934 (84.7) | 738 (67.4) |
 Urban | 162 (14.7) | 357 (32.6) |
Family monthly income (RMB) | ||
  ≤ 5000 | 887 (80.9) | 751 (68.8) |
  > 5000 | 210 (19.1) | 341 (31.2) |
Father’s occupation | ||
 Worker | 313 (28.5) | 305 (27.9) |
 Farmer | 433 (39.4) | 326 (29.9) |
 Businessman | 177 (16.1) | 220 (20.1) |
 Professionals | 116 (10.5) | 158 (14.5) |
 Others | 61 (5.5) | 83 (7.6) |
Father’s education | ||
 Primary school or below | 251 (22.8) | 180 (16.5) |
 Junior high school | 534 (48.5) | 531 (48.5) |
 Senior high school | 224 (20.3) | 229 (20.9) |
 Postsecondary or above | 92 (8.4) | 154 (14.1) |
Mother’s occupation | ||
 Worker | 208 (19.0) | 201 (18.4) |
 Farmer | 535 (48.8) | 404 (37.0) |
 Businessman | 188 (17.1) | 254 (23.2) |
 Professionals | 54 (4.9) | 96 (8.8) |
 Others | 112 (10.2) | 138 (12.6) |
Mother’s education | ||
 Primary school or below | 523 (47.6) | 421 (38.5) |
 Junior high school | 413 (37.6) | 411 (37.6) |
 Senior high school | 126 (11.5) | 175 (16.0) |
 Postsecondary or above | 37 (3.4) | 86 (7.9) |