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Table 1 Demographics of Non-Medical and Medical study participants

From: Understanding clinical and non-clinical decisions under uncertainty: a scenario-based survey

 

Non-Medical

Medical Students

Residents

Faculty

Total

Variable

N = 117

25%

N = 113

24%

N = 117

25%

N = 115

25%

N = 462

100%a

Median age [range], years

20

[18–27]

25

[21–36]

30

[25–36]

49

[30–74]

28

[18–74]

Male

50

43%

41

37%

56

48%

69

61%

216

47%

Medical Specialtyb

          

Medicine

-

-

63

56%

29

25%

40

35%

132

38%c

Surgery

-

-

25

22%

56

48%

37

32%

118

34%c

Pediatrics

-

-

15

13%

27

23%

26

23%

68

20%c

Other/undecided

-

-

10

9%

5

4%

12

10%

27

8%c

  1. aTotal may not add up to 100% due to rounding
  2. bAre listed in descending order of largest proportion of total study cohort
  3. cOut of total of medical participants, n = 345