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Table 1 Demographic details of SMART study participants

From: Cross-sectional Survey of Medical student perceptions of And desires for Research and Training pathways (SMART): an analysis of prospective cohort study of UK medical students

Characteristics

Number (%) of participants

Type of medical course

Undergraduate

1566 (88.37)

Graduate Entry

206 (11.63)

Year of medical education (undergraduate entry*)

1st Year

269 (17.18)

2nd Year

314 (20.05)

3rd Year

302 (19.41)

4th Year

289 (18.45)

5th Year

230 (14.69)

Intercalations

162 (10.34)

Year of medical education (graduate entry*)

1st Year

46 (21.30)

2nd Year

38 (17.59)

3rd Year

63 (29.17)

4th Year

63 (29.17)

Intercalations

6 (2.78)

Region of pre-university education

UK

1430 (80.70)

EU

85 (4.80)

Others

255 (14.39)

Missing

2 (0.11)

Previous academic degrees

Yes

649 (36.63)

No

1118 (63.09)

Missing

5 (0.28)

Gender identity

Male

575 (32.45)

Female

1161 (65.52)

Non-Binary

20 (1.13)

Prefer Not to Say

9 (0.51)

Others

3 (0.17)

Missing

4 (0.23)

LGBTQ + identity

Yes

283 (15.97)

No

1474 (83.18)

Missing

15 (0.85)

Ethnicity

White

903 (50.96)

British

720 (40.63)

Irish

59 (3.33)

Gypsy

1 (0.06)

Others White

123 (6.94)

Asian/Asian British

639 (36.06)

Indian

221 (12.47)

Pakistani

109 (6.15)

Bangladeshi

41 (2.31)

Chinese

113 (6.38)

Arab

57 (3.22)

Others

98 (5.53)

Mixed/Multiple Ethnic groups

90 (5.08)

White and Asian

45 (2.54)

White and Black African

13 (0.73)

White and Black Caribbean

6 (0.34)

Others Mixed

26 (1.47)

Black/African/ Caribbean/Black British

77 (4.35)

African

62 (3.50)

Caribbean

9 (0.51)

Others

6 (0.34)

Other Ethnic Groups

41 (2.31)

Prefer Not to Say

22 (1.24)

School meals eligibility

Yes

209 (11.79)

No

1563 (88.21)

Number of first-degree relatives in healthcare

None

1059 (54.76)

One

360 (20.32)

Two

221 (12.47)

Three

46 (2.60)

More than three

42 (2.37)

Missing

44 (2.48)

Number of first-degree relatives in academia

None

960 (54.18)

One

304 (17.16)

Two

248 (14.00)

Three

111 (6.26)

More than three

99 (5.59)

Missing

50 (2.82)

Number of first-degree relatives in academia AND healthcare

None

1,381 (77.93)

One

203 (11.46)

Two

81 (4.57)

Three

21 (1.19)

More than three

36 (2.03)

Missing

50 (2.82)