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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 426 Medical Student Survey, University of Birmingham, 1974 42610.5255/UKDA-SN-426-1 Daniels, A. M., University of Birmingham, Medical School McManus, I. C., Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Birmingham) Cruickshank, J. K., University of Birmingham, Medical School No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1976 ABORTIONACUPUNCTUREADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONSADVERTISINGAGGRESSIVENESSANAESTHETICSATTITUDESCANCERCENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGSCOMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLSCONTRACEPTIVE DEVICESCRIMINALSCULTURAL PARTICIPATIONDEATH PENALTYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISABLED CHILDRENDISEASESDRUG ADDICTIONDRUG USEELDERLYEMIGRATIONEUTHANASIAFATHERSGENDERGENETIC ENGINEERINGGENETICSHEALTH SERVICESHEROINHOBBIESHOMOSEXUALITYINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINFORMATIONINTERNATIONAL TRAVELJOB SATISFACTIONKNOWLEDGE (AWARENESS)MARITAL STATUSMEDICAL CAREMEDICINE EDUCATIONMEDICAL ETHICSMEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMSMEDICAL PROFESSIONHEALTH-RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGYMEDICAL SCIENCESMEDICAL SPECIALITIESMEDICAL TRAININGMOTHERSMOTIVATIONMOTOR VEHICLESNEWSPAPER READERSHIPNON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGSOCCUPATIONAL CHOICEOCCUPATIONAL STATUSOCCUPATIONSORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONSPARAPSYCHOLOGYPARENT ATTITUDEPATIENTSPERIODICALS READERSHIPPHYSICIANSPLASTIC SURGERYPOLITICSPORNOGRAPHYPOVERTYPRESCRIPTION DRUGSPRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPSYCHIATRYPSYCHOTHERAPYPUBLIC HOUSESPUBLIC SECTORRACIAL DISCRIMINATIONREADING (ACTIVITY)RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCESCHIZOPHRENIASECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY MODERN SCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELECTIVE SCHOOLSSEX EDUCATIONSIBLINGSSOCIAL ACTIVITIES (LEISURE)SOCIAL CLASSSOCIOLOGYSPORTSTUDENTSSTUDYSUICIDESURGERYTELEVISION VIEWINGTUBERCULOSISWAGESCULTURAL FINANCE Higher and further education Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect a large amount of information about medical students, with particular emphasis upon details of their cultural activities and their political and ethical views. The intention was to discover any correlations between these activities. Data were collected about attitudes towards general practice and career preferences, as well as standard demographic data.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Whether either of respondent's parents are doctors, Registrar-General's socio-economic class to which father's occupation belongs, relationship between father's and grandfather's social class. Whether parents positively influenced subject's decision to study medicine, possible alternative courses. Whether break taken between school and university, whether break recommended, main activity during this time. Occupation before beginning medical course (where appropriate). Frequency of experience as a hospital in-patient, experience of general anaesthetic, intention to register with the General Medical Council, intention to emigrate/practise in an under-developed country, future plans after qualifying, scope of present medical knowledge. Opinions on a variety of statements and questions about the medical profession are investigated and medical decisions involving judgement on ethical and moral grounds are explored. Opinions about general practitioners and medical courses are also collected. Hours spent studying/playing sport/watching TV/in the pub/at hobbies per week. Frequency of visits to classical and popular cultural events (including museums and art galleries), frequency of party-going, number of non-medical books read per year, newspapers/magazines read regularly. Respondents were asked to indicate which of a list of authors he/she had read. Countries visited. Background Variables Age, sex, marital status, number of siblings, home region, type of school attended, O level/A level subjects passed, medical school, year of study. Car ownership of parents, religion, church attendance. 18 February 1974 - 04 March 197418 February 197404 March 1974 England West Midlands IndividualsSubnationalStudents All students in the pre-clinical and first two clinical years at the University of Birmingham Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Self-completion The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> McManus, I. and Cruickshank, J. (1976) 'Getting into Medicine', New Society, 112-113 Getting into Medicine https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 426 2024-11-28T07:24:34Z ddi:codebook:2_5