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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cutan Pathol. 2022 Nov 22;50(4):330–337. doi: 10.1111/cup.14347

Table 1.

Demographic distribution of survey respondents

Characteristic N = 1951
Gender / Gender Identity
 Female 90 (46%)
 Male 96 (49%)
 Non-binary 1 (0.5%)
 prefer not to answer 6 (3.1%)
 Transgender 2 (1.0%)
Sexual Orientation
 heterosexual 166 (85%)
 gay 12 (6.2%)
 prefer not to answer 8 (4.1%)
 bisexual 5 (2.6%)
 lesbian 2 (1.0%)
 questioning 2 (1.0%)
Race / Ethnicity
 Asian 26 (13%)
 Black or African American 7 (3.6%)
 Hispanic or Latino 19 (9.7%)
 Middle Eastern or North African 10 (5.1%)
 Multiracial or Multiethnic 5 (2.6%)
 Native American or Alaska Native 1 (0.5%)
 prefer not to answer 6 (3.1%)
 White 121 (62%)
Has Disability
 No 183 (94%)
 prefer not to answer 5 (2.6%)
 Yes 7 (3.6%)
Is Veteran
 No 178 (91%)
 prefer not to answer 5 (2.6%)
 Yes 12 (6.2%)
Medical School Location
 Non-U.S. Graduate 49 (25%)
 prefer not to answer 7 (3.6%)
 U.S. Graduate 139 (71%)
Residency in Dermatology or Pathology
 both Dermatology and Pathology 7 (3.6%)
 Dermatology 70 (36%)
 Pathology 113 (58%)
 prefer not to answer 5 (2.6%)
Current level of Training
 Resident 15 (7.7%)
 Dermatopathology Fellow 12 (6.2%)
 Board eligible/certified practicing dermatopathologist 168 (86%)
Type of Practice
 Academic 74 (44%)
 Community/Private 89 (53%)
 prefer not to answer 4 (2.4%)
 Unknown 28
Years of Practice
 <1 year 13 (7.9%)
 1–5 years 23 (14%)
 6–10 years 36 (22%)
 >10 years 93 (56%)
 Unknown 30
Region
 Midwest 47 (24%)
 Mountain 10 (5.1%)
 NA 0 (0%)
 Northeast 47 (24%)
 Pacific 22 (11%)
 prefer not to answer 14 (7.2%)
 South 32 (16%)
 South Atlantic 23 (12%)
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