Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the 157 medical students
From: The effects of patients initiated aggression on Chinese medical students’ career planning
Characteristics | n (N = 157) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | <19 years | 3 | 1.9 |
20–24 years | 104 | 66.3 | |
25–29 years | 47 | 29.9 | |
>30 years | 3 | 1.9 | |
Gender | Male | 67 | 42.7 |
Female | 88 | 56.1 | |
Marital status | Divorced | 2 | 1.3 |
Not Married | 151 | 96.2 | |
Married | 4 | 2.5 | |
Educational level | Bachelor degree | 120 | 76.4 |
Master degree | 14 | 8.9 | |
Doctor degree | 23 | 14.6 | |
Work experience in the health sector | <6 months | 52 | 33.1 |
6–12 months | 53 | 33.8 | |
12–24 months | 44 | 28.0 | |
24–36 months | 3 | 1.9 | |
>36 months | 5 | 3.2 | |
Hours worked daily | <6 h | 9 | 5.7 |
6–8 h | 86 | 54.8 | |
8–10 h | 41 | 26.1 | |
10–12 h | 18 | 11 | |
>12 h | 3 | 1.9 | |
Night shifts/week | <1 | 34 | 21.7 |
1 | 71 | 45.2 | |
>1 | 46 | 29.3 | |
0 | 6 | 3.8 | |
Clinic service visits/week | <5 | 99 | 63.1 |
5–9 | 19 | 12.1 | |
10–14 | 7 | 4.5 | |
15–19 | 6 | 3.8 | |
>20 | 26 | 16.6 | |
Discharges/month | <5 | 49 | 31.2 |
5–9 | 35 | 22.3 | |
10–14 | 24 | 15.3 | |
15–19 | 15 | 12.1 | |
>20 | 30 | 19.1 | |