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Table 1 Demographic variables

From: Influence of demographic and socio-economic factors in choosing hospitalist careers among US medical students

Ā 

HM No/Unsure

HM Yes

Total

P value

Total

37,637 (80.7%)

8,977 (19.3%)

46,614

Ā 

Age

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

<ā€‰24

119 (0.3%)

32 (0.4%)

151 (0.3%)

Ā 

24ā€“26

14,855 (39.5%)

3,730 (41.6%)

18,585 (39.9%)

Ā 

27ā€“29

16,024 (42.6%)

3,773 (42%)

19,797 (42.5%)

<ā€‰0.001

30ā€“32

4,493 (11.9%)

960 (10.7%)

5,453 (11.7%)

Ā 

33 or older

2,146 (5.7%)

482 (5.4%)

2,628 (5.6%)

Ā 

Gender: Female

18,771 (49.9%)

4719 (52.6%)

23,490 (50.4%)

<ā€‰0.001

Sexual Orientation

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Bisexual

1,150 (3.1%)

349 (3.9%)

1,499 (3.2%)

Ā 

Gay or Lesbian

1,439 (3.8%)

407 (4.5%)

1,846 (4%)

<ā€‰0.001

Heterosexual

No answer

34,260 (91%)

788(2.1%)

8,028 (89.4%)

193(2.1%)

42,288 (90.7%)

981(2.1%)

Ā 

Race*

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Asian

7,700 (20.5%)

2,172 (24.2%)

9,872 (21.2%)

Ā 

Black

1,998 (5.3%)

566 (6.3%)

2,564 (5.5%)

Ā 

Hispanics

1,842 (4.9%)

660 (7.4%)

2,502 (5.4%)

<ā€‰0.001

Multiracial

3,182 (8.5%)

742 (8.3%)

3,924 (8.4%)

Ā 

Not disclosed

101 (0.3%)

14 (0.2%)

115 (0.2%)

Ā 

Other**

713(1.9%)

212(2.4%)

925 (2%)

Ā 

White

22,101 (58.7%)

4,611 (51.4%)

26,712 (57.3%)

Ā 

Specialties

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Internal Medicine

6,038 (16%)

2,827(31.5%)

8,865 (19%)

Ā 

Pediatrics

3,316(8.8%)

1,313 (14.6%)

4,629 (9.9%)

<ā€‰0.001

Surgery

2,066 (5.5%)

814 (9.1%)

2,880 (6.2%)

Ā 
  1. HM: Students who chose Hospital medicine
  2. *Numbers include only individuals who indicated a single race; for individuals who selected two or more races, see ā€œMultiracial.ā€
  3. **Includes ā€œOther, Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan