Table 5 Univariate associations between student characteristics and civic engagement

Gender

Female

(n = 127)

2.57

2.67

.41

2.78

3.00

.37

2.43

2.55

.47

Male

(n = 112)

2.42

2.5

.47

2.69

2.86

.38

2.26

2.36

.58

Race

White

(n = 140)

2.44

2.53

.49

2.68

2.86

.42

2.29

2.36

.57

Non-white (n = 100)

2.58

2.67

.37

2.81

3.00

.28

2.44

2.55

.48

Political identification

Conservative (n = 23)

2.12

2.28

.48

2.37

2.43

.50

1.96

2.00

.54

Independent (n = 47)

2.27

2.33

.46

2.56

2.57

.39

2.09

2.09

.56

Liberal

(n = 170)

2.62

2.72

.38

2.83

3.00

.30

2.48

2.55

.47

Future field

Primary care (n = 48)

2.58

2.72

.46

2.75

2.93

.46

2.47

2.64

.49

Non-primary care (clinical and non-clinical)

(n = 151)

2.44

2.50

.45

2.70

2.86

.37

2.28

2.36

.55

Undecided

(n = 41)

2.63

2.72

.36

2.85

3.00

.23

2.49

2.55

.49