Variable | Total (n = 2040) | Change of career choice during COVID-19a | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 1796) | Yes (n = 147) | |||
Age (year) | ||||
mean (SD) | 20.4 (1.4) | 20.4 (1.4) | 20.6 (1.4) | 0.112 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 546 (26.8) | 478 (26.6) | 44 (29.9) | 0.438 |
Female | 1494 (73.2) | 1318 (73.4) | 103 (70.1) | |
Residency | ||||
Hubei rural | 763 (37.4) | 667 (37.1) | 61 (41.5) | |
Hubei urban | 623 (30.5) | 540 (30.1) | 45 (30.6) | 0.375 |
Rural other than Hubei | 371 (18.2) | 328 (18.3) | 27 (18.4) | |
Urban other than Hubei | 283 (13.9) | 261 (14.5) | 14 (9.5) | |
Educational level of parents | ||||
Middle school or below | 958 (47.0) | 848 (47.2) | 68 (46.3) | |
High school | 577 (28.3) | 501 (27.9) | 43 (29.3) | 0.939 |
College | 190 (9.3) | 169 (9.4) | 12 (8.2) | |
University or above | 315 (15.4) | 278 (15.5) | 24 (16.3) | |
Family monthly income (CYN) | ||||
< ¥3000 | 394 (19.3) | 344 (19.2) | 32 (21.8) | |
¥3000-¥5999 | 819 (40.1) | 718 (40.0) | 62 (42.2) | 0.683 |
¥6000-11,999 | 626 (30.7) | 555 (30.9) | 41 (27.9) | |
≥¥12,000 | 201 (9.9) | 179 (10.0) | 12 (8.2) | |
Monthly expense (CYN) | ||||
< ¥500 | 66 (3.2) | 53 (3.0) | 8 (5.4) | |
¥500-¥999 | 759 (37.2) | 670 (37.3) | 52 (35.4) | 0.412 |
¥1000-¥1499 | 918 (45.0) | 812 (45.2) | 65 (44.2) | |
≥¥1500 | 297 (14.6) | 261 (14.5) | 22 (15.0) | |
Grade | ||||
Grade 1 | 435 (21.3) | 398 (22.2) | 20 (13.6) | 0.008 |
Grade 2 | 673 (33) | 572 (31.8) | 61 (41.5) | |
Grade 3 | 484 (23.7) | 436 (24.3) | 30 (20.4) | |
Grade 4 | 306 (15) | 267 (14.9) | 19 (12.9) | |
Grade 5 | 142 (7.0) | 123 (6.8) | 17 (11.6) | |
Major | ||||
Clinical medicine | 803 (39.4) | 729 (40.6) | 58 (39.5) | 0.089 |
Nursing | 989 (48.5) | 845 (47.0) | 79 (53.7) | |
Others | 248 (12.2) | 222 (12.4) | 10 (6.8) | |
Time of concern about COVID-19 (minutes) | ||||
< 5 | 341 (16.7) | 290 (16.1) | 31 (21.1) | |
5-9 | 533 (26.1) | 479 (26.7) | 28 (19.0) | 0.082 |
10-29 | 761 (37.3) | 672 (37.4) | 52 (35.4) | |
≥30 | 405 (19.9) | 355 (19.8) | 36 (24.5) | |
Regard healthcare as dangerous job | ||||
No | 881 (43.2) | 797 (44.4) | 50 (34.0) | 0.019 |
Yes | 1159 (56.8) | 999 (55.6) | 97 (66.0) | |
Have relatives with medical background | ||||
No | 1594 (78.1) | 1409 (78.5) | 107 (72.8) | 0.136 |
Yes | 446 (21.9) | 387 (21.5) | 40 (27.2) | |
Parents’ attitude towards learning medical | ||||
Support | 1410 (69.1) | 1270 (70.7) | 95 (64.6) | 0.197 |
Neutral | 557 (27.3) | 466 (25.9) | 44 (29.9) | |
Against | 73 (3.6) | 60 (3.3) | 8 (5.4) | |
Level of impact brought by COVID-19 | ||||
mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.6) | 3.5 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.8) | 0.006 |