Table 3 Distribution of education of mother by age of student and of decision to study medicine, stratified by sex
Education of the mother | Sex of students | Age of decision to study medicine* | Age of the student** | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | SD | Median | N | Mean | SD | Median | ||
Mother did not complete secondary education | Male | 27 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 17 | 40 | 23.4 | 1.9 | 23 |
Female | 5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 12 | 6 | 24.0 | 2.2 | 24 | |
Total | 32 | 16.2 | 6.0 | 16 | 46 | 23.5 | 1.9 | 23 | |
Mother did not complete post-secondary education | Male | 7 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 12 | 7 | 21.1 | 2.2 | 20 |
Female | 6 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 6 | 22.8 | 2.0 | 22.5 | |
Total | 13 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 11 | 13 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 22 | |
Mother has some level of complete post-secondary education | Male | 10 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 13.5 | 11 | 22.3 | 1.6 | 22 |
Female | 7 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 12 | 10 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 22 | |
Total | 17 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 13 | 21 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 22 | |