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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants

From: Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Canadian medical students: a cross-sectional study

Year of birth

No. participants (%), N = 1388

Before 1986

87 (6.3)

1986–1989

161 (11.6)

1990–1993

703 (50.6)

After 1994

437 (31.5)

Gender identify

 

Woman

876 (63.1)

Man

498 (35.9)

Trans woman or trans mana

3 (0.2)

Genderqueer or gender non-confirming

8 (0.6)

Not stated

3 (0.2)

Highest degree prior to medical school

 

Bachelors

899 (64.7)

Masters

320 (23.1)

Professional degree (e.g. dentistry, law)

10 (0.7)

Doctorate

33 (2.4)

Other

126 (9.1)

  1. aThese categories were combined prior to data analysis to avoid potentially identifying data