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. 2023 Feb 14;15(2):e34982. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34982

Table 1. Respondent characteristics.

Numbers are N (%) unless otherwise noted.

Q1 = 25th percentile, Q3 = 75th percentile.

  Decline to answer 5 (1.9%)
  Female 84 (31.7%)
  Male 176 (66.4%)
Age (years)  
  Median (Q1, Q3) 42 (35, 48)
  Missing 1 (0.4%)
Race  
  American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (0.4%)
  Asian 28 (10.6%)
  Black or African American 8 (3.0%)
  Hispanic or Latinx 6 (2.3%)
  Prefer not to answer 14 (5.3%)
  Two or more races 7 (2.6%)
  White (not of Hispanic origin) 200 (75.5%)
  Missing 1 (0.4%)
Relationship status  
  Divorced 10 (3.8%)
  Domestic partner 8 (3.0%)
  Married 212 (80.0%)
  Never married 1 (0.4%)
  Other 2 (0.8%)
  Prefer not to answer 4 (1.5%)
  Single 27 (10.2%)
  Widowed 1 (0.4%)
Dependents < 18 years old  
  0 107 (40.4%)
  1 38 (14.3%)
  2 87 (32.8%)
  3+ 33 (12.5%)
Dependents ≥ 18 years old  
  0 224 (84.5%)
  1 30 (11.3%)
  2 6 (2.3%)
  3+ 5 (1.9%)
Time after training (years)  
  Median (Q1, Q3) 12 (5.0, 17)
Time after training in academics (years)  
  Median (Q1, Q3) 9.3 (3.0, 13)
Full or part-time  
  Full-time 253 (95.5%)
  Part-time 10 (3.8%)
  Missing 2 (0.8%)
Core faculty  
  No 52 (19.6%)
  Yes 206 (77.7%)
  Missing 7 (2.6%)
Program director/assistant program director  
  No 200 (75.5%)
  Yes 60 (22.6%)
  Missing 5 (1.9%)
Hospital type  
  Community 46 (17.4%)
  County or city 48 (18.1%)
  Large-tertiary care (not university affiliated) 21 (7.9%)
  Other 3 (1.1%)
  University 147 (55.5%)
Geographical region  
  Central East (IN, KY, MI, OH, TN) 5 (1.9%)
  Mid Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA, WV) 89 (33.6%)
  North Central (AR, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, WI) 22 (8.3%)
  Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) 48 (18.1%)
  Southeast (Puerto Rico, AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC) 42 (15.8%)
  Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT) 44 (16.6%)
  West (CA, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) 15 (5.7%)