Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: Job preferences of undergraduate pharmacy students in China: a discrete choice experiment
Characteristics of respondents | All (N = 581) | Respondents who passed the consistency test (N = 500) | Respondents who failed the consistency test (N = 81) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), Mean, (± SD) | 22.3 (± 1.0) | 22.3 (± 1.0) | 22.4 (± 1.3) |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 169 (29.1%) | 142 (28.4%) | 27 (33.3%) | 0.823 | 0.364 |
 Female | 412 (70.9%) | 358 (71.6%) | 54 (66.7%) | ||
Birthplace | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 City | 156 (26.9%) | 132 (26.4%) | 24 (29.6%) | 0.640 | 0.726 |
 County | 109 (18.8%) | 96 (19.2%) | 13 (16.0%) | ||
 Township or village | 316 (54.4%) | 272 (54.4%) | 44 (54.3%) | ||
Single child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 216 (37.2%) | 185 (37.0%) | 31 (38.3%) | 0.048 | 0.826 |
 No | 365 (62.8%) | 315 (63.0%) | 50 (61.7%) | ||
Monthly consumption level (yuan) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 800 | 90 (15.5%) | 75 (15.0%) | 15 (18.5%) | 3.409 | 0.333 |
 800–1500 | 377 (64.9%) | 328 (65.6%) | 49 (60.5%) | ||
 1501–2500 | 100 (17.2%) | 87 (17.4%) | 13 (16.0%) | ||
 > 2500 | 14 (2.4%) | 10 (2.0%) | 4 (4.9%) | ||
Annual family income (yuan) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 30,000 | 138 (23.8%) | 112 (22.4%) | 26 (32.1%) | 8.253 | 0.083 |
 30,000–50,000 | 170 (29.3%) | 151 (30.2%) | 19 (23.5%) | ||
 50,001–70,000 | 104 (17.9%) | 87 (17.4%) | 17 (21.0%) | ||
 70,001–90,000 | 69 (11.9%) | 65 (13.0%) | 4 (4.9%) | ||
 > 90,000 | 100 (17.2%) | 85 (17.0%) | 15 (18.5%) | ||
Career planning | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Engaged in pharmaceutical work | 138 (42.2%) | 217 (43.4%) | 28 (34.6%) | 6.313 | 0.097 |
 Continue to study pharmacy | 170 (44.1%) | 221 (44.2%) | 35 (43.2%) | ||
 Continue to study in other fields | 104 (8.8%) | 39 (7.8%) | 12 (14.8%) | ||
 Others | 69 (5.0%) | 23 (4.6%) | 6 (7.4%) | ||
Work unit | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Public institutions | 222 (38.2%) | 186 (37.2%) | 36 (44.4%) | 2.699 | 0.609 |
 Foreign-funded enterprises | 209 (36.0%) | 185 (37.0%) | 24 (29.6%) | ||
 State-owned enterprises | 109 (18.8%) | 93 (18.6%) | 16 (19.8%) | ||
 Private enterprises | 23 (4.0%) | 21 (4.2%) | 2 (3.7%) | ||
 Others | 18 (3.1%) | 15 (3.0%) | 3 (2.5%) |