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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of medical students (n = 591)

From: Perceived stress and study-related behavior and experience patterns of medical students: a cross-sectional study

Item

n

%

Gender

 Male

143

24.2

 Female

448

75.8

Marital status

 Single

371

62.8

 Partnership

174

29.4

 Married

44

7.4

 Divorced

2

0.3

Children present

 Yes

34

5.8

 No

557

94.2

Academic year (N = 539)

 1

85

14.4

 2

72

12.2

 3

101

17.1

 4

102

17.3

 5

112

19.0

 6

67

11.3

Previous completed studies

 Yes

145

24.5

 No

446

75.5

Side job

 Yes

367

62.1

 No

224

37.9

Financial support in accordance with the Federal Student's Assistance Act (BAFöGa)

 Yes

155

26.2

 No

436

73.8

Financial support by other third parties, i.e. parents

 Yes

471

79.7

 No

120

20.3

Substance use

 Yes

31

5.2

 No

555

93.9

 I can't / don't want to answer

5

0.8

  1. aBAFöG Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz
  2. Totals may differ from 100% due to rounding imprecision