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Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 240)

From: The future of physician advocacy: a survey of U.S. medical students

  

N (%)

Year in Medical School

1

80 (33)

2

52 (22)

3

57 (24)

4+

51 (21)

Age (years)

18–24

82 (34)

25–34

150 (62.5)

35–44

7 (2.9)

45+

1 (0.4)

Gender

Male

112 (47)

Female

127 (53)

Non-binary

1 (0.4)

Race1

American Indian or Alaska Native

3 (1.3)

Asian

68 (28.3)

Black or African American

17 (7.1)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1 (0.4)

White

149 (62.1)

Other

16 (6.7)

Hispanic, Latino or Spanish

Yes

22 (9)

No

218 (91)

Degree Program

MD

197 (82)

DO

31 (13)

MD/PhD

3 (1.2)

MD/MPH

4 (1.6)

MD/MS

5 (2.1)

Geographic Region of participant school2

Midwest

28 (12)

Northeast

127 (53)

South

29 (12)

West

54 (23)

Puerto Rico and Caribbean

3 (0.1)

Anticipated future field

Primary care

48 (20)

Non-primary care clinical

147 (61)

Non-clinical

4 (1.6)

Undecided

41 (17)

  1. 1 Participants were asked to select “all that apply”