Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the samples
Whole sample (n = 347) | |
|---|---|
Age | 19.3 ± 2.4 |
Female | 115 (33.1%) |
Status of students | |
High school students | 28 (8.1%) |
Ronin | 278 (80.1%) |
Sai-juken | 41 (11.8%) |
Location of preparatory school | |
Hokkaido | 25 (7.2%) |
Tohoku | 20 (5.8%) |
Kanto | 155 (44.7%) |
Hokuriku | 27 (7.8%) |
Chubu | 45 (13.0%) |
Kinki | 9 (2.6%) |
Chugoku | 39 (11.2%) |
Shikoku | 0 (0%) |
Kyusyu | 27 (7.8%) |
Founder of high school | |
National | 20 (5.8%) |
Local government | 166 (47.8%) |
Private | 161 (46.4%) |
Occupation of parent | |
Public servant | 50 (14.4%) |
Company executive | 26 (7.5%) |
Employed | 96 (27.7%) |
Teacher | 15 (4.3%) |
Medical practitioner | 47 (13.5%) |
Hospital physician | 32 (9.2%) |
Health professional other than physician | 22 (6.3%) |
Self-employed | 46 (13.3%) |
Farmer and fishery | 0 (0%) |
Legal professional | 1 (0.3%) |
Freelance | 6 (1.7%) |
Part-time worker | 4 (1.2%) |
Unemployed | 2 (0.6%) |
First-choice medical school | |
National | 242 (69.7%) |
Local government | 39 (11.2%) |
Private | 38 (11.0%) |
Special medical school (Jichi and Sangyo Medical School) | 12 (3.5%) |