Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents across all educational programs (n = 562)
|  | CONa (n = 79) | SOMb (n = 340) | BS/(D)MDc (n = 70) | DPTd (n = 73) | Overall (n = 562) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anticipated time to graduation, years | |||||
 ≤ 1 year | 48 (60.8%) | 107 (31.5%) | 19 (27.1%) | 30 (41.1%) | 204 (36.3%) |
 2–3 years | 29 (36.7%) | 187 (55.0%) | 38 (54.3%) | 43 (58.9%) | 297 (52.8%) |
 ≥ 4 years | 2 (2.5%) | 46 (13.5%) | 13 (18.6%) | N/A | 61 (10.9%) |
Age group, years | |||||
 18–22 | 4 (5.1%) | 42 (12.4%) | 70 (100.0%) | 7 (9.6%) | 123 (21.9%) |
 23–27 | 24 (30.4%) | 255 (75.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 61 (83.6%) | 340 (60.5%) |
 28–32 | 19 (24.1%) | 40 (11.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.1%) | 62 (11.0%) |
 ≥ 33 | 32 (40.5%) | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 37 (6.6%) |
Gender | |||||
 Female | 67 (84.8%) | 176 (51.8%) | 44 (62.9%) | 46 (63.0%) | 333 (59.3%) |
 Male | 12 (15.2%) | 160 (47.1%) | 25 (35.7%) | 27 (37.0%) | 224 (39.9%) |
 Gender variant/Non-conforming | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.5%) |
 Prefer not to answer | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.4%) |
Race/Ethnicity | |||||
 Asian | 3 (3.8%) | 66 (19.4%) | 63 (90.0%) | 9 (12.3%) | 141 (25.1%) |
 Black/African American | 17 (21.5%) | 27 (7.9%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.4%) | 46 (8.2%) |
 Hispanic/Latino | 1 (1.3%) | 13 (3.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.1%) | 17 (3.0%) |
 White/Caucasiane | 54 (68.4%) | 209 (61.5%) | 6 (8.6%) | 57 (78.1%) | 326 (58.0%) |
 Other or Mixed Race | 4 (5.1%) | 25 (7.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.1%) | 32 (5.7%) |
Undergraduate major | |||||
 Bachelor of Science in Nursing | 31 (39.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 31 (5.5%) |
 Biological Sciences | 13 (16.5%) | 241 (70.9%) | 63 (90.0%) | 12 (16.4%) | 329 (58.5%) |
 Engineering | 0 (0.0%) | 21 (6.2%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.4%) | 23 (4.1%) |
 Liberal Arts and Humanities | 10 (12.7%) | 27 (7.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.4%) | 38 (6.8%) |
 Physical Sciences | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (3.2%) |
 Other | 25 (31.6%) | 33 (9.7%) | 6 (8.6%) | 59 (80.8%) | 123 (21.9%) |
Previous ethics education | |||||
 Certification, seminar or workshop training | 5 (6.3%) | 28 (8.2%) | 6 (8.6%) | 2 (2.7%) | 41 (7.3%) |
 Former job training | 5 (6.3%) | 12 (3.5%) | 2 (2.9%) | 2 (2.7%) | 21 (3.7%) |
 Graduate level course | 30 (38.0%) | 56 (16.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (26.0%) | 105 (18.7%) |
 Undergraduate level course | 17 (21.5%) | 76 (22.4%) | 16 (22.9%) | 19 (26.0%) | 128 (22.8%) |
 None/not applicable | 22 (27.8%) | 168 (49.4%) | 46 (65.7%) | 31 (42.5%) | 267 (47.5%) |