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Table 1 Characteristics and background information of participants

From: A final-year nursing student survey: rural attitudes, perceived competencies and intention to work across five Asian countries

 

Bangladesh

China

India

Thailand

Vietnam

Sample size (n)

898

2,218

2,880

3,349

820

Mean age in years (s.d.)

22.1

(3.8)

23.8

(1.2)

23.3

(2.9)

23.0

(1.2)

23.1

(0.8)

Sex (%)

Female (%)

93.3

91.5

92.4

94.7

87.1

Mode of admission (%)

Other modes

95.6

87.0

82.1

84.5

85.2

National entrance

4.4

13.0

17.9

15.5

14.8

Domicile during childhood period (%)

Rural

74.1

52.8

39.4

49.6

81.1

Semi-urban

11.5

26.3

27.7

29.8

10.6

Urban

14.4

20.9

32.9

20.6

8.3

Domicile of high schools (%)

Rural

68.2

18.1

25.2

11.9

46.9

Semi-urban

17.4

54.7

36.5

32.9

41.9

Urban

14.4

27.2

38.2

55.2

11.2

Domicile of parents (%)

Rural

75.6

51.2

39.0

49.2

79.0

Semi-urban

9.2

27.5

25.1

31.5

10.7

Urban

15.2

21.3

35.9

19.3

10.3

Father’s occupation (%)

Non-professionals

66.9

86.0

78.0

79.1

84.4

Professionals

33.1

14.0

22.0

20.9

15.6

Mother’s occupation (%)

Non-professionals

89.8

87.3

88.1

85.2

89.6

Professionals

10.2

12.7

11.9

14.8

10.4

Father’s education (%)

Diploma or below

81.6

81.4

68.6

80.9

78.5

Bachelor or above

18.4

18.6

31.4

19.1

21.5

Mother’s education (%)

Diploma or below

95.6

87.0

82.4

84.5

85.2

Bachelor or above

4.4

13.0

17.6

15.5

14.8