Table 1

Demographic characteristics of students and physicians



Students 1st year
n = 471
Students 5th year
n = 345
Physicians 3rd–8th year
n = 344

Age (SD)

20.8 (2.6)
24.6 (2.5)
34.4 (3.4)
Gender
female (%)
61.7
66.7
51.2

male (%)
38.3
33.3
48.8
Nationality
German (%)
89.9
94.9
98.8

other (%)
10.1
5.1
1.2
Marital status
married (%)
1.5
4.1
53.8

with partner (%)
19.6
39.1
23.0

single (%)
78.7
56.0
19.5

divorced/separated/widowed (%)
0.2
0.9
3.8

Voltmer et al. BMC Medical Education 2008 8:46   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-8-46