The researchers’ categorisation of written justifications judged not to be consistent with consensus reasoning with students’ corresponding multi-choice answer at each survey point
| Multi-choice answer | Category | Pre year 1 (%) | Post year 1 (%) | Post year 3 (%) | Post year 5 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-consensus | 2 (Personal values/morality) | 13 (45) | 10 (50) | 6 (50) | 8 (36) |
| 3 (Influence of other non-medical/legal value systems) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 (Inconsistent with consensus though based on moral argument) | 15 (52) | 9 (45) | 6 (50) | 14 (64) | |
| 5 (Indeterminate) | 1 (3) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | |
| Consensus | 2 (Personal values/morality) | 3 (25) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) | 4 (31) |
| 3 (Influence of other non-medical/legal value systems) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 (Inconsistent with consensus though based on moral argument) | 9 (75) | 4 (57) | 4 (57) | 8 (62) | |
| 5 (Indeterminate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) |