Table 2 Associations between career plans and dental student characteristics
From: Career influences among final year dental students who plan to enter private practice
Private practice | Other plans† | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 156 | N = 109 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Graduating class | 0.886 | ||
2007 | 39 (59.1%) | 27 (40.8%) | |
2008 | 33 (56.9%) | 25 (43.1%) | |
2009 | 39 (56.5%) | 30 (43.5%) | |
2010 | 45 (62.5%) | 27 (37.5%) | |
Gender | 0.006* | ||
Female | 78 (69.0%) | 35 (31.0%) | |
Male | 72 (51.8%) | 67 (48.2%) | |
Marital Status | 0.123 | ||
Married | 61 (53.5%) | 53 (46.5%) | |
Other (single or divorced) | 95 (62.9%) | 56 (37.1%) | |
Family member in dentistry | 0.365 | ||
Yes | 43 (64.2%) | 24 (35.8%) | |
No | 107 (57.8%) | 78 (42.2%) | |
Anticipated educational debt | 0.018* | ||
< $100,000 | 22 (44.0%) | 28 (56.0%) | |
≥ $100,000 | 134 (62.3%) | 81 (37.7%) |