Table 2 Average word counts by the sex of the applicant and the gender of the letter writer, by IMG status
Variables | Gender of Letter Writer | Gender of Letter Writer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
IMG Applicant | USMG Applicant | |||
Composite word count: Mean (SD) | Man | Woman | Man | Woman |
Sex of Applicant: Male | 20.75 (13.50) | 28.29 (16.10) | 26.03 (20.28) | 29.92 (22.64) |
Female | 22.47 (15.54) | 29.16 (20.24) | 29.27 (22.01) | 33.13 (26.07) |
Communal Words (word counts: mean, SD) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 3.26 (2.81) | 4.48 (3.80) | 3.85 (3.73) | 4.56 (4.10) |
Female | 3.51 (2.87) | 4.43 (4.35) | 4.05 (3.95) | 4.60 (5.11) |
Grindstone Words (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 3.84 (3.17) | 5.37 (4.44) | 4.47 (3.88) | 5.59 (5.27) |
Female | 3.87 (3.14) | 5.57 (4.42) | 4.96 (4.30) | 5.83 (5.84) |
Social Communal (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 0.65 (0.99) | 0.77 (0.99) | 0.68 (1.00) | 0.96 (1.29) |
Female | 0.67 (0.91) | 0.97 (1.41) | 0.87 (1.13) | 0.94 (1.12) |
Positive Agentic Words (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 5.44 (3.82) | 7.15 (4.74) | 6.75 (6.01) | 7.55 (5.87) |
Female | 5.81 (4.72) | 7.29 (5.14) | 7.49 (6.23) | 8.12 (6.56) |
Negative Agentic Words (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 0.01 (0.13) | 0.01 (0.09) | 0.01 (0.10) | 0.02 (0.16) |
Female | 0.02 (0.17) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.05) | 0.02 (0.12) |
Ability words (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 4.31 (3.48) | 6.05 (4.16) | 5.07 (4.59) | 5.41 (4.56) |
Female | 4.47 (3.82) | 6.05 (5.48) | 5.71 (4.36) | 6.10 (5.38) |
Standout words (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 3.81 (3.32) | 4.38 (3.04) | 4.84 (4.57) | 4.97 (4.86) |
Female | 4.07 (3.28) | 4.99 (4.51) | 5.62 (5.90) | 5.44 (5.20) |
Research (word counts) | ||||
Sex of Applicant: Male | 3.56 (4.60) | 5.35 (5.48) | 4.90 (5.85) | 6.41 (6.90) |
Female | 4.24 (4.81) | 5.26 (4.94) | 5.49 (6.27) | 7.64 (8.88) |