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Survey of medical students' finances, 2001/02

December 2002

Introduction
For several years, the BMA Health Policy and Economic Research Unit (HPERU) has conducted a survey each year of medical students' finances on behalf of the Medical Students Committee of the BMA. Up to 1995, the questionnaire was distributed with the annual report of the Committee and from 1996 to 2000 it was sent out with the Student BMJ. In 2001 the questionnaire was mounted on the internet and members were given the internet address at which they could complete it on-line but it was necessary to “top up” this method with a postal sample to 10% of student members. This year the method of distribution reverted to being sent out with the annual report of the Medical Students’ Committee.

This report, which has been prepared by HPERU, presents the results of the 2001/02 survey, the sixteenth, comparing these to the results from last year's survey, where such comparison is of interest. The questionnaire used was largely the same as in previous years although some additional questions were included at the request of the BMA Publications Unit on the usefulness of the handbook which is sent to student members each year. Analysis of these questions has not been included in this report. A copy of the questionnaire is at Appendix 1. Unless otherwise indicated, the tables in this report contain column percentages which add to 100%.


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