Characteristics | Total number | Number responded | Response rate |
---|---|---|---|
Response rate | 1,541 | 685 | 44% |
Medical school characteristics | |||
Profession | |||
  Medical doctor | 1,139 | 544 | 48% |
  Dental practitioner | 402 | 110 | 27% |
  Profession not indicated |  | 31 |  |
Institution | Â | Â | Â |
  University of Cape Town | 164 | 73 | 45% |
  University of the Witwatersrand | 220 | 84 | 38% |
  University of KwaZulu-Natal | 198 | 101 | 51% |
  University of Limpopo | 193 | 55 | 28% |
  University of the Free State | 108 | 64 | 59% |
  University of Pretoria | 270 | 101 | 37% |
  University of the Western Cape | 88 | 64 | 73% |
  Stellenbosch University | 173 | 101 | 58% |
  Walter Sisulu University | 84 | 34 | 40% |
  Other |  | 6 | n/a |
Provincial bursary obligation (versus not) | 262 | 142 | 54% |
Allocation choice | Â | Â | Â |
  First choice | 867 | 368 | 42% |
  Second to fifth choice | 443 | 187 | 42% |
  Sixth to tenth choice | 230 | 117 | 51% |