Table 2 Descriptive table of first year Chilean dental students and their distribution by dental school type
Characteristics | Traditional dental schools (n = 3 496–27.6%) | Private dental schools (n = 9 142–72.3%) | All dental schools (n = 12 638) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 1 359 (38.87%) | 3 455 (37.79%) | 4 814 (38.09%) |
Female | 2 137 (61.12%) | 5 687 (62.20%) | 7 824 (61.91%) |
Age | |||
≤ 19 | 2 943 (84.18%) | 6 419 (70.21%) | 9 362 (74.08%) |
> 19 | 553 (15.82%) | 2 723 (29.79%) | 3 276 (25.92%) |
Secondary school type | |||
Public school | 663 (18.96%) | 1 298 (14.20%) | 1961 (15.52%) |
Subsidised private school | 1 722 (49.26%) | 4 362 (47.71%) | 6 084 (48.14%) |
Private school | 1 108 (31.69%) | 3 442 (37.65%) | 4 550 (36.00%) |
Other | 3 (0.09%) | 40 (0.44%) | 43 (0.34%) |
Secondary school rural-urban status | |||
Urban | 3 464 (99.08%) | 9 084 (99.37%) | 12 548 (99.29%) |
Rural | 32 (0.92%) | 58 (0.63%) | 90 (0.71%) |
Secondary school location | |||
Central | 2055 (58.78%) | 6 755 (73.89%) | 8 810 (69.71%) |
North | 672 (19.22%) | 1 000 (10.94%) | 1 672 (13.23%) |
South | 769 (22.00%) | 1 387 (15.17%) | 2 156 (17.06%) |
Admission year | |||
2010 | 625 (17.88%) | 1803 (19.72%) | 2 428 (19.21%) |
2011 | 637 (18.22%) | 1930 (21.11%) | 2 567 (22.43%) |
2012 | 723 (20.68%) | 2 112 (23.10%) | 2 835 (30.31%) |
2013 | 722 (20.65%) | 1 703 (18.63%) | 2 425 (19.19%) |
2014 | 789 (22.57%) | 1 594 (17.44%) | 2 383 (18.86%) |