Table 1 Characteristics of responders and non-responders
From: The destination of Pacific Island health professional graduates from a New Zealand university
|  | Responders (n = 75) | Non-responders (n = 53) |
|---|---|---|
Mean age | 30.3 | Â |
Percentage of women | 64%a | 47% |
Average years since graduation | 7.5 | 8.3 |
Course | Â | Â |
Medicine | 28 (57%) | 21 (43%) |
Pharmacy | 23 (56%) | 18 (44%) |
Dentistry | 14 (74%) | 5 (26%) |
Physiotherapy | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) |
Medical Laboratory Science | 3 (33%) | 6 (66%) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Cook Islands Maori | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) |
Fijian | 9 (75%) | 3 (25%) |
Fijian Indian | 30 (63%) | 18 (37%) |
Samoan | 15 (71%) | 6 (29%) |
Tongan | 8 (89%) | 1 (11%) |
Multiple Pacific | 5 (42%) | 7 (58%) |
Other Pacificb | 6 (29%) | 15 (71%) |
Main location of practise | Â | Â |
New Zealand | 48 (71%) | 20 (29%) |
Pacific Islands | 5 (43%) | 7 (57%) |
Elsewhere | 17 (63%) | 10 (37%) |
Unknown | 0 (0%) | 16 (100%) |
Not practising | 5 | Unknown |