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Table 2 Participant demographic data split via year group, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and previous mental illness

From: Medical student perceptions of mental illness: a cross-sectional transnational study in two medical schools

 

Imperial

NTU

Total

Year Group

Year 1

50

25

75 (21.3%)

Year 2

51

49

100 (28.4%)

Year 3

29

19

48 (13.6%)

Year 4

22

28

50 (14.2%)

Year 5

29

20

52 (14.8%)

Year 6

30

-

30 (8.5%)

Gender

Cisgender male

68

74

142 (40.3%)

Cisgender female

138

63

201 (57.1%)

Other

2

1

3 (0.9%)

Prefer not to say

3

3

6 (1.7%)

Sexuality

Heterosexual

158

120

278 (79.0%)

Homosexual (Gay or Lesbian)

6

1

7 (2.0%)

Bisexual

30

6

36 (10.2%)

Other

10

1

11 (3.1%

Prefer not to say

7

13

20 (5.7%)

Ethnicity

White British or Irish

40

0

40 (11.4%)

White Other

16

0

16 (4.5%)

Black, African, Caribbean, Black British

7

0

7 (2.0%)

Asian/Asian British (Chinese)

27

125

152 (43.2%)

Asian/Asian British (Indian, Pakistani)

62

9

71 (20.2%)

Asian/Asian British (Bangladeshi)

10

0

10 (2.8%)

Any Other Asian

16

2

18 (5.1%)

Arab

5

0

5 (1.4%)

Mixed or Multiple Ethnicities

12

2

14 (4.0%)

Any Other Ethnic Groups

9

1

10 (2.8%)

Prefer not to say

7

2

9 (2.6%)

History of mental illness

Yes

79

18

97 (27.6%)

No

120

114

234 (66.5%)

Prefer not to say

12

9

21 (6.0%)

Total

211

141

352