Table
1: Practice
and Demographic Characteristics of Participating Physicians
|
Items |
Frequency (%) |
|
Type of practice
setting at primary place of employment (n = 59) |
|
|
Solo
private practice |
8
(13.6) |
|
Group
private Practice |
16
(27.1) |
|
Community
hospital |
5
(8.5) |
|
Large
tertiary care hospital (non-academic) |
4
(6.8) |
|
Academic
institution |
15
(25.4) |
|
Military |
1
(1.7) |
|
Other |
10
(16.9) |
|
Current job title (n =
59) |
|
|
Practice
Owner/Partner |
14
(23.7) |
|
Staff
Physician |
15
(25.4) |
|
Attending/Faculty
physician at academic institution |
15
(25.4) |
|
Chief
Medical Officer |
1
(1.7) |
|
Other |
14
(23.7) |
|
Area of Medical
Specialty (n = 60) |
|
|
General
Pediatrics |
10
(16.7) |
|
Internal
Medicine |
8 (13.3) |
|
Family
Medicine |
7
(11.7) |
|
Other |
35
(58.3) |
|
Area/setting of primary
place of employment (n = 59) |
|
|
Urban |
35
(59.3) |
|
Suburban |
22
(37.3) |
|
Rural |
2
(3.4) |
|
Gender (n = 61) |
|
|
Male |
42
(68.9) |
|
Female |
19
(31.1) |
|
Race/Ethnicity (n =
60) |
|
|
African
American/non-Hispanic black |
2
(3.3) |
|
Asian
American/Pacific Islander |
14
(23.3) |
|
Caucasian/non-Hispanic
white |
39
(65.0) |
|
Mexican
American/Hispanic |
1
(1.7) |
|
Other |
4
(6.7) |
|
|
Mean (SD) |
|
Age (n = 59) |
55.3
(17.4) |
|
Number of years
practicing medicine (n = 60) |
23.0
(15.5) |
|
Hours of work per week
at primary place of employment (n = 59) |
45.7 (21.1) |