Table 1 Characteristics of the sample and basic information
Item | N = total | Number of students with a CILCM* (Percent) | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender |  |  | 15.298 | < 0.001 |
 Male | 2527 | 109 (4.3) |  |  |
 Female | 2817 | 191 (6.8) |  |  |
Grade |  |  | 28.864 | < 0.001 |
 Senior one | 2502 | 118 (4.7) |  |  |
 Senior two | 1538 | 70 (4.6) |  |  |
 Senior three | 1304 | 112 (8.6) |  |  |
Performance ranking | Â | Â | 8.389 | 0.039 |
 Top 5% | 412 | 30 (7.3) |  |  |
 6% ~ 30% | 1350 | 82 (6.1) |  |  |
 31% ~ 70% | 2237 | 132 (5.9) |  |  |
 71% ~ 100% | 1345 | 56 (4.2) |  |  |
Income per person in family (RMB) | Â | Â | 1.194 | 0.879 |
  < 1000 | 690 | 39 (5.7) |  |  |
  ≥ 1000, < 3000 | 1391 | 81 (5.8) |  |  |
  ≥ 3000, < 5000 | 1475 | 76 (5.2) |  |  |
  ≥ 5000, < 10,000 | 1209 | 73 (6.0) |  |  |
  ≥ 10,000 | 579 | 31 (5.4) |  |  |
One or both parents are medical workers | Â | Â | 11.339 | 0.001 |
 Yes | 250 | 26 (10.4) |  |  |
 No | 5094 | 274 (5.4) |  |  |
Education level of parents | Â | Â | 6.572 | 0.037 |
 Senior high school or below | 3666 | 207 (5.6) |  |  |
 Undergraduate/junior college education | 1504 | 76 (5.1) |  |  |
 Postgraduate or above | 174 | 17 (9.8) |  |  |
Family’s attitude towards learning medicine |  |  | 105.209 | < 0.001 |
 Support | 2424 | 222 (9.2) |  |  |
 Neutral | 2673 | 71 (2.7) |  |  |
 Oppose | 247 | 7 (2.8) |  |  |