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Table 5 Descriptive statistics on realistic perceptions of PM students

From: Working in preventive medicine or not? Flawed perceptions decrease chance of retaining students for the profession

Subscales

Level in the curriculum

Interest in PM

Willing to work in PM

Junior

N = 873

Senior

N = 513

First-choice

N = 937

Second-choice

N = 432

Willing

N = 821

Not willing

N = 565

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

n

M

SD

PM knowledge and skills

873

.13

.18

513

.14

.19

937

.13

.19

432

.14

.16

821

.15

.16

565

.11

.22

Basic sciences

868

.30

.36

511

.25

.40

933

.28

.36

429

.30

.40

817

.29

.35

562

.27

.40

Daily work characteristics

864

.24

.20

513

.23

.22

929

.24

.20

431

.23

.22

817

.25

.19

560

.22

.24

Community practice

868

.22

.39

513

.30

.34

934

.23

.38

430

.28

.35

817

.27

.35

564

.22

.40

Clinical practice

867

−.02

.36

513

.01

.33

932

−.02

.34

431

.02

.36

819

−.01

.34

561

−.01

.37

Working stress

855

.15

.43

513

.08

.39

922

.12

.42

430

.12

.41

814

.11

.41

554

.14

.43

Working benefits

826

.87

.47

498

.84

.41

894

.87

.45

414

.82

.44

793

.85

.43

531

.87

.47