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Table 1 Participant Demographics (n = 420)

From: Measuring grit, self-efficacy, curiosity, and intolerance of uncertainty in first-generation college and first-generation osteopathic medical students

Variable

Participants

n (%)

Age (years)

25.4 ± 3.2

Gender

 

 Female

233 (55.5)

 Male

186 (44.3)

 An identity not listed

1 (0.2)

 Prefer not to answer

0 (0)

Race

 

 American Indian/Alaskan Native

2 (0.5)

 Asian

35 (8.3)

 Black/African American

30 (7.1)

 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

2 (0.5)

 Other

20 (4.8)

 White/Caucasian

329 (78.3)

Ethnicity

 

 Hispanic/Latino

18 (4.3)

Year in medical school

 

 Year 1

157 (37.4)

 Year 2

131 (31.2)

 Year 3

79 (18.8)

 Year 4

53 (12.6)

First generation student

 

 Yes

89 (21.2)

 No

330 (78.6)

Physician parent(s)

 

 Yes

68 (16.2)

 No

352 (83.8)

Physician relative(s)

 

 Yes

162 (38.6)

 No

258 (61.4)