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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Professional identity and mental health of rural-oriented tuition-waived medical students in Anhui Province, China

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)