Table 6

Correlations between the explanatory variables

Male student

>26 years

Number of deps

Urban backgr.

Rural backgr.

Schooling in rural area

Parents live in rural area

Motivated by interest in medicine

Spec. in medicine

Spec. in pub. health

Community health service during studies

Field work during studies


Male student

1

>26 years

-0.205

1

Number of dependants

0.116

-0.040

1

Urban background

0.005

0.085

0.029

1

Rural background

-0.156

0.172

-0.196

-0.502

1

Schooling in rural area

-0.253

0.073

-0.140

-0.073

0.378

1

Parents live in rural area

-0.174

-0.056

-0.131

-0.393

0.682

0.505

1

Motivated by interest in medicine

0.217

0.007

-0.141

-0.134

0.049

0.097

0.036

1

Specialisation in medicine

0.092

-0.099

0.174

-0.101

-0.037

-0.058

-0.060

-0.09

1

Specialisation in public health

-0.014

0.171

-0.155

0.154

0.014

-0.086

0.034

-0.08

-0.864

1

Community health service during studies

0.097

-0.188

0.120

0.036

-0.240

0.170

-0.213

0.06

0.070

-0.14

1

Fieldwork during studies

0.067

-0.109

0.099

-0.052

-0.121

0.186

-0.089

0.02

0.100

-0.17

0.755

1


Leon and Riise Kolstad Human Resources for Health 2010 8:3   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-8-3

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