Table 1 Descriptive analysis of career intentions (N = 275)
Variables | N (%)a | Pharmaceutical industry (%)b | Rural public medical institution (%)b | Urban public hospital (%)b | Other sectors in the pharmacy-related field (%)b | Other fields (%)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Information | |||||||
Gender | Male | 48 (17.5) | 14 (29.2) | 21 (43.8) | 4 (8.3) | 3 (6.3) | 6 (12.5) |
Female | 227 (82.5) | 59 (26.0) | 101 (44.5) | 46 (20.3) | 15 (6.6) | 6 (2.6) | |
Region of origin | Rural | 192 (69.8) | 49 (25.5) | 91 (47.4) | 32 (16.7) | 13 (6.8) | 7 (3.6) |
Urban | 83 (30.2) | 24 (28.9) | 31 (37.3) | 18 (21.7) | 5 (6.0) | 5 (6.0) | |
Educational Situation | |||||||
Study record | Top 30% | 92 (33.5) | 29 (31.5) | 34 (37.0) | 16 (17.4) | 8 (8.7) | 5 (5.4) |
Other | 183 (66.5) | 44 (24.0) | 88 (48.1) | 34 (18.6) | 10 (5.5) | 7 (3.8) | |
Laboratory training | Yes | 274 (99.6) | 73 (26.6) | 122 (44.5) | 50 (18.2) | 17 (6.2) | 12 (4.4) |
No | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Internship in a medical institution | Yes | 102 (37.1) | 24 (23.5) | 45 (44.1) | 25 (24.5) | 6 (5.9) | 2 (2.0) |
No | 173 (62.9) | 49 (28.3) | 77 (44.5) | 25 (14.5) | 12 (6.9) | 10 (5.8) | |
Employment guidance | Yes | 206 (74.9) | 57 (27.7) | 93 (45.1) | 37 (18.0) | 15 (7.3) | 4 (1.9) |
No | 69 (25.1) | 16 (23.2) | 29 (42.0) | 13 (18.8) | 3 (4.3) | 8 (11.6) | |
Family Background | |||||||
Father’s education level | Compulsory | 165 (60.0) | 40 (24.2) | 82 (49.7) | 31 (18.8) | 5 (3.0) | 7 (4.2) |
Above | 110 (40.0) | 33 (30.0) | 40 (36.4) | 19 (17.3) | 13 (11.8) | 5 (4.5) | |
Mother’s education level | Compulsory | 195 (70.9) | 47 (24.1) | 96 (49.2) | 34 (17.4) | 11 (5.6) | 7 (3.6) |
Above | 80 (29.1) | 26 (32.5) | 26 (32.5) | 16 (20.0) | 7 (8.8) | 5 (6.3) | |
Monthly household income per capita (yuan) | Low (~ 999) | 103 (37.5) | 13 (12.6) | 66 (64.1) | 13 (12.6) | 6 (5.8) | 5 (4.9) |
Middle (1000 ~ 1999) | 86 (31.3) | 28 (32.6) | 24 (27.9) | 27 (31.4) | 3 (3.5) | 4 (4.7) | |
High (2000~) | 86 (31.3) | 32 (37.2) | 32 (37.2) | 10 (11.6) | 9 (10.5) | 3 (3.5) | |
Whose opinions were considered most during job selection | Others | 57 (20.7) | 9 (15.8) | 24 (42.1) | 16 (28.1) | 4 (7.1) | 4 (7.0) |
Parents | 101 (36.7) | 20 (19.8) | 52 (51.5) | 19 (18.8) | 6 (5.9) | 4 (4.0) | |
Own | 117 (42.5) | 44 (37.6) | 46 (39.3) | 15 (12.8) | 8 (6.8) | 4 (3.4) | |
Total (%)a | 275 (100.0) | 73 (26.5) | 122 (44.4) | 50 (18.2) | 18 (6.5) | 12 (4.4) | |