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Table 3 Influence of demographic characteristics on psychiatry specialty choice at matriculation

From: Career choice and influential factors among medical students majoring in psychiatry in China

Demographic characteristic

n

Choice (no. [%])

OR (95% CI)

p

Gender

 Male

3538

848 (24.00)

reference

 

 Female

4929

1733 (35.20)

1.47 (1.34–1.61)

<  0.001

Family living area

 Village

2638

741 (28.10)

reference

 

 Town

1845

544 (29.50)

0.99 (0.87–1.12)

0.879

 City

3916

1296 (33.10)

1.21 (1.08–1.35)

0.001

Family monthly income

  < 1000 RMB

421

101 (24.00)

reference

 

 1000–2999 RMB

1633

447 (27.40)

1.32 (1.05–1.65)

0.017

 3000–4999 RMB

2206

695 (31.40)

1.41 (1.13–1.76)

0.002

 5000–9999 RMB

2461

782 (31.80)

1.54 (1.24–1.93)

<  0.001

 10,000–14,999 RMB

970

320 (33.00)

1.60 (1.24–2.04)

<  0.001

 15,000–20,000 RMB

356

116 (32.60)

1.49 (1.10–2.02)

0.010

  > 20,000 RMB

352

120 (34.10)

2.08 (1.52–2.84)

<  0.001

History of using psychiatry services

 No

8235

2508 (30.50)

reference

 

 Yes

163

73 (44.80)

1.55 (1.09–2.20)

0.013

Family history of mental disorders

 No

7792

2321 (29.80)

reference

 

 Yes

674

260 (38.60)

1.54 (1.30–1.83)

<  0.001