Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 8467 respondents from 26 medical schools in China, 2019
From: Career choice and influential factors among medical students majoring in psychiatry in China
|  | Psychiatry n = 4610 | Clinical medicine n = 3857 |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) (mean [SD]) | 20.36 (1.41) | 19.90 (1.39) |
Female (no. [%]) | 2868 (62.22) | 2061 (53.34) |
Family monthly income (no. [%]) | ||
  < 1000 RMB | 194 (4.21) | 227 (5.89) |
 1000–2999 RMB | 843 (18.29) | 790 (20.48) |
 3000–4999 RMB | 1180 (25.60) | 1027 (26.63) |
 5000–9999 RMB | 1384 (30.02) | 1077 (27.92) |
 10,000–14,999 RMB | 564 (12.23) | 406 (10.53) |
 15,000–20,000 RMB | 203 (4.40) | 153 (3.97) |
  > 20,000 RMB | 226 (4.90) | 126 (3.27) |
Family living area (no. [%]) | ||
 Village | 1349 (29.26) | 1290 (33.45) |
 Town | 955 (20.72) | 890 (23.07) |
 City | 2290 (49.67) | 1626 (42.16) |
Undergraduate year (no. [%]) | ||
 Freshman | 946 (20.52) | 1721 (44.62) |
 Low grade | 3148 (68.27) | 1979 (51.31) |
 High grade | 517 (11.21) | 157 (4.07) |
Learning stage (no. [%]) | ||
 Basic knowledge learning | 3949 (85.66) | 3613 (93.67) |
 Externship | 436 (9.50) | 170 (4.41) |
 Clerkship | 225 (4.88) | 74 (1.92) |
Learning hours per day (mean [SD]) | 6.18 (5.78) | 6.67 (3.87) |
History of using psychiatry service (no. [%]) | 114 (2.47) | 49 (1.27) |
Family history of mental disorders (no. [%]) | 443 (10.63) | 231 (6.37) |
ATP-22 score (mean [SD]) | 55.80 (8.79) | 52.12 (11.84) |
Stigma score (mean [SD]) | 8.26 (3.29) | 7.94 (3.38) |