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Table 1 Distribution of the sample by career and year o study according to socio-demographic variables

From: Intercultural sensitivity in Chilean healthcare profession students

 

Nursing

Dentistry

Medicine

Total

Year of study

First

(n = 76)

Final (n = 29)

First

(n = 68)

Final (n = 75)

First

(n = 53)

Final (n = 11)

N = 312

Mean age (years)

20.4 (1.3)

24.6 (1.5)

21.1 (1.3)

27.6 (1.7)

21.7 (2.3)

26.8 (2.1)

23.1(3.3)

Sex (%)

 Female

78.7

93.1

58.8

63.5

60.4

72.7

68.7

Cultural background (%)

 Mapuche (Yes)

36.8

13.8

17.6

10.7

9.4

0.0

18.2

Income Chile $ (%)

 300,000 or less

 300,001–600,000

 600,001–1,000,000

 1,000,001–1,500,000

 1,500,001–2,000,000

 2,000,001–3,000,000

 More than 3,000,000

36.8

22.4

11.8

15.8

6.6

2.6

3.9

10.3

55.2

20.7

6.9

0.0

6.9

0.0

33.8

35.4

6.2

6.2

10.8

1.5

6.2

12.5

22.2

15.3

18.1

13.9

9.7

8.3

5.7

18.9

24.5

15.1

5.7

15.1

15.1

0.0

9.1

9.1

9.2

0.0

45.5

27.3

21.2

27.2

14.4

13.1

8.2

8.2

7.8

Type of education (%)

 Private

 Publicly subsidized

 Municipal

3.9

46.1

50.0

6.9

55.2

37.9

14.7

45.6

49.7

10.7

65.3

24.0

20.8

62.2

17.0

36.4

63.6

0.0

12.2

54.8

33.0

Region of residence (%)

 Araucania

 Los Lagos

 Bio-Bio

 Other

90.8

5.3

0.0

3.9

86.2

6.9

0.0

6.9

68.7

10.4

11.9

9.0

70.7

6.7

13.3

9.3

69.8

9.4

3.8

17.0

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

77.5

7.4

6.4

8.7