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Table 3 Characteristics of the participants

From: Exploring intentions: factors influencing international study decisions in healthcare bachelor degree programs

 

Total

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Learning Disability Nurse

Paramedic

P value

 

192

(n = 121)

(n = 31)

(n = 28)

(n = 12)

 

Sex, N (%)

      

Women

157 (81.8)

105 (86.8)

26 (83.9)

20 (71.4)

6 (50)

 

Men

34 (17.7)

15 (12.4)

5 (16.1)

8 (28.6)

6 (50)

0.033

Age group, N (%)

      

< 22 years

70 (36.5)

46 (38)

12 (38.7)

7 (25)

5 (41.7)

 

22–25

72 (37.5)

46 (38)

11 (35.5)

11 (39.3)

4 (33.3)

0.946

26–30

25 (13)

15 (12.4)

3 (9.7)

5 (17.9)

2 (16.7)

 

> 30

25 (13)

14 (11.6)

5 (16.1)

5 (16.1)

1 (8.3)

 

Study Year 1

123 (64.1)

82 (67.8)

24 (77.4)

11 (39.3)

6 (50)

0.001

Previous higher education, yes

64 (33.3)

36 (29.8)

11 (35.5)

11 (39.3)

6 (50)

0.439

Marital Status, Single

111 (57.8)

75 (62)

18 (58.1)

12 (42.9)

6 (50)

0.172

Children < 18 years

20 (10.4)

14 (11.6)

2 (6.5)

3 (10.7)

1 (8.3)

0.968

Parents educational level:

      

Primary

16 (8.3)

12 (9.9)

0 (0)

4 (14.3)

0 (0)

 

High school

63 (32.8)

32 (26.4)

11 (35.5)

14 (50)

6 (50)

0.268

University < 4

64 (33.3)

45 (37.2)

11 (35.5)

5 (17.9

3 (25)

 

University > 4

48 (25)

31 (25.6)

9 (29)

5 (17.9)

3 (25)

 

Origin, Nordic

120 (62.5)

75 (62)

18 (58.1)

18 (64.3)

9 (75)

0.581

Previous exchange

37 (19.3)

25 (20.7)

2 (6.5)

8 (28.6)

2 (16.7)

0.169

Friends exchanging

160 (83.3)

98 (81)

26 (83.9)

24 (85.7)

12 (100)

0.392

Want to exchange

      

Yes

91 (47.4)

53 (43.8)

13 (41.9)

16 (57.1)

9 (75)

 

Unsure

52 (27.1)

33 (27.3)

11 (35.5)

5 (17.9)

3 (25)

0.137

No

47 (24.5)

35 (28.9)

6 (19.4)

6 (21.4)

0 (0)