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Table 2 Demographics for the 497 respondents

From: Doctor retention and distribution in post-apartheid South Africa: tracking medical graduates (2007–2011) from one university

Variable

Number of respondents

Percentage of respondents

Percentage of graduate cohort

Gender

 Female

305

61.4

60.5

 Male

192

38.6

39.3

Population group

 Black

127

25.6

32.3

 Coloured

12

2.4

2.3

 Indian

116

23.3

26.2

 White

237

47.6

39.0

 Other

5

1.0

0.2

Background

 Urban

411

82.7

80.9

 Rural

86

17.3

11.4

 Unknown

  

7.8