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Table 2 Comparing demographic characteristics by year in medical school

From: Medical students’ knowledge of race-related history reveals areas for improvement in achieving health equity

Variable

Characteristic

MS1

MS2

MS3

MS4

Total

P-value

Gender

Female

27 (56.2)

19 (54.3)

17 (54.8)

14 (56.0)

77

0.146

Male

21 (43.8)

16 (45.7)

14 (45.2)

9 (36.0)

60

Nonbinary

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (8.0)

2

Ethnicity

Asian Only

14 (29.8)

8 (22.2)

10 (30.3)

4 (16.0)

36

0.478

Black/African American Only

3 (6.4)

1 (2.8)

4 (12.1)

4 (16.0)

12

Hispanic Only

1 (2.1)

2 (5.6)

1 (3.0)

1 (4.0)

5

Multiracial

5 (10.6)

8 (22.2)

2 (6.1)

6 (24.0)

21

White Only

24 (51.1)

17 (47.2)

16 (48.5)

10 (40.0)

67

College Major

Both

6 (12.8)

2 (5.9)

1 (3.3)

2 (8.0)

11

0.726

Humanities

10 (21.3)

7 (20.6)

8 (26.7)

5 (20.0)

30

STEM

31 (66.0)

25 (73.5)

21 (70.0)

18 (72.0)

95

  1. Number (Percent)