Table 1 Sample Characteristics (n, %)
Age | |
|---|---|
Median | 24 |
range | 21–31 |
Gender | |
Male | 25 (34%) |
Female | 48 (65%) |
Place of birth | |
Minnesota | 35 (42.7%) |
Other | U.S. 42 (58.5%) |
Overseas | 5 (6.1%) |
Most common projected specialty | |
Family medicine | 11 (14.9%) |
Pediatrics | 7 (9.5%) |
Emergency medicine | 7 (9.5%) |
Surgery | 7 (9.5%) |
Internal medicine | 5 (6.8%) |
Ob/Gyn | 4 (5.4%) |
Sexual orientation | |
Heterosexual | 61 (82.4%) |
Bisexual | 3(4.1%) |
Lesbian | 3(4.1%) |
Unsure | 3(4.1%) |
Prefer not to answer | 4 (5.4%) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic/Latino/Chicano | 2 (2.7%) |
Prefer not to answer | 2 (2.7%) |
Race | |
Asian/Pacific islander | 9 (12.2%) |
Black/African American | 5 (6.8%) |
Multiracial | 3 (4.1%) |
White/Caucasian | 54 (73.0%) |
Other/Prefer not to answer | 3 (4.1) |
Relationship status | |
Single | 18 (24.3%) |
Casual dating | 2 (2.7%) |
Relationship | 48 (64.9) |
Married | 5 (6.8%) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (1.4%) |
Know someone close who is LGBT | |
Yes | 68 (91.9%) |
No | 5 (6.8%) |
Unsure | 1 (1.4%) |
Received formal education in sexuality before medical school | |
Yes | 39 (52.7%) |
No | 31 ((41.9%) |
Don’t know | 5 (6.8%) |
Age group at which received formal sexuality education | |
6–12 | 18 (46.2%) |
13–18 | 16 ((41.2) |
18+ | 4 (10.3%) |
Don’t know | 1 (2.6%) |