Table 3 Characteristics of the respondents (n = 327)
From: Job preferences of master of public health students in China: a discrete choice experiment
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (year), Mean ± SD | 24.17 ± 1.75 | |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Male | 73 | 22.32% |
 Female | 254 | 77.68% |
Single child | Â | Â |
 Yes | 136 | 41.59% |
 No | 191 | 58.41% |
Degree type | Â | Â |
 Academic degree | 55 | 16.82% |
 Professional degree | 272 | 83.18% |
Grade | Â | Â |
 Grade 1 | 159 | 48.62% |
 Grade 2 | 125 | 38.23% |
 Grade 3 | 43 | 13.15% |
Monthly consumption (RMB) | Â | Â |
 < 800 | 12 | 3.67% |
 800–1200 | 94 | 28.75% |
 1200–1600 | 107 | 32.72% |
 1600–2000 | 69 | 21.10% |
 > 2000 | 45 | 13.76% |
Place of origin | Â | Â |
 Rural | 143 | 43.73% |
 Country | 83 | 25.38% |
 City | 101 | 30.89% |
Annual family income (RMB) | Â | Â |
 < 50,000 | 88 | 26.91% |
 50,000–100,000 | 131 | 40.06% |
 100,000–150,000 | 69 | 21.10% |
 150,000–200,000 | 28 | 8.56% |
 > 200,000 | 11 | 3.36% |
Post-graduation planning | Â | Â |
 Public health and preventive medicine related work | 257 | 78.59% |
 Continue to study | 59 | 18.04% |
 Start a business | 2 | 0.61% |
 Other | 9 | 2.75% |
Attitude towards employment forms | Â | Â |
 Very pessimistic | 21 | 6.42% |
 Pessimistic | 90 | 27.52% |
 Neutral | 161 | 49.24% |
 Optimistic | 7 | 2.14% |
 Very optimistic | 48 | 14.68% |