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Table 2 Variance in volunteer rating according to volunteer demographic

From: “More than just a medical student”: a mixed methods exploration of a structured volunteering programme for undergraduate medical students

Variable

N (no)

N (yes)

N (Missing/Prefer not to say)

Mean Volunteer Rating “no” (SD)

Mean Volunteer Rating “yes” (SD)

P-value

P-value (Holm-corrected)

Male

27

34

0

4.3 (0.7)

4.8 (0.4)

0.006

0.045

Ethnic minority background

32

26

3

4.5 (0.6)

4.7 (0.5)

0.114

0.572

Background where few people go to university

45

14

2

4.6 (0.6)

4.7 (0.5)

0.485

0.78

Motivation purely to help

18

43

0

4.5 (0.6)

4.6 (0.6)

0.268

0.78

Started early (i.e. start date in March 2020)

31

29

1

4.8 (0.4)

4.4 (0.7)

0.024

0.146

Volunteer duration 4 weeks or less

19

36

6

4.4 (0.7)

4.6 (0.5)

0.218

0.78

Years 1 or 2 student

43

18

0

4.4 (0.6)

4.9 (0.2)

0.002

0.013

Clinical role

16

45

0

4.7 (0.6)

4.5 (0.6)

0.195

0.78