Does socioeconomic status have any influence on success at the national ranking exam?, a prospective survey

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Individual and familial socioeconomic characteristics (n = 110)

Individual characteristics
High school diploma grade
None	3.6% (4)
C	25.4% (28)
B	33.6% (37)
A	37.3% (41)
Pass in first-year medical school exams at first attempt^a	41.8% (46)
Student job^b	14.5% (16)
Grant holder	13.6% (15)
Regular physical exercise	42.7% (47)
Living as a couple	50.0% (55)
Living with parents	26.4% (29)
Commute > 30 min	11.8% (13)
Private lectures	72.7% (80)
Familial characteristics
Parental professions
Neither parent of high socio-professional category	20.0% (22)
1 parent of high socio-professional category	34.5% (38)
Both parents of high socio-professional category	45.5% (50)
1 parent unemployed	4.5% (5)
1 parent is a doctor (MD)	10.9% (12)
1 sibling in the medical profession	8.2% (9)

^a One student switched to medical studies from another subject. He was considered as having had to repeat the first-year medical examinations
^b The student job was done in parallel with the medical studies, during the fourth and fifth years of medical training. No student reported having a paid job during the sixth year of medical training

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