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. 2023 Mar 23;38(8):1920–1927. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08153-z

Table 1.

Demographics of Study Sample by Role Type

Physicians
N = 15,142
(35.2%)
Nurses
N = 11,040
(25.7%)
Other clinical staff
N = 5730
(13.3%)
Non-clinical staff
N = 11,114
(25.8%)
N % N % N % N %
Race and ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander 2371 15.7 700 6.9 328 5.5 527 4.7
Black/African American 289 1.9 773 7.6 523 9.1 1082 9.7
Hispanic/Latino 582 3.8 337 3.3 417 7.3 1034 9.3
Native American or American Indian 21 0.1 20 0.2 19 0.3 27 0.2
Prefer not to answer 1865 12.3 1358 13.4 690 12.0 1294 11.6
White 8314 54.9 6811 67.3 3372 58.9 6885 62.0
Other (please specify) 338 2.2 123 1.2 67 1.2 157 1.4
Missing 1362 9.0 918 8.3 314 5.5 108 1.0
Self-reported gender
Female 6244 41.2 9348 84.7 4481 78.2 8140 73.2
Male 7697 50.8 742 6.7 801 14.0 2085 18.8
Non-binary/third gender 32 0.2 25 0.2 13 0.2 105 0.3
Prefer not to answer 1169 7.7 925 8.4 434 7.6 852 7.7
Missing 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.02 2 0.02
Years in practice
1–5 years 2700 17.8 2257 20.5 1586 27.7 1916 17.2
6–10 years 2586 17.1 1925 17.4 1096 19.1 1166 10.5
11–15 years 2366 15.6 1527 13.8 800 14.0 1061 9.6
16–20 years 1962 13.0 1097 9.9 646 11.3 951 8.6
More than 20 years 5262 34.8 4032 36.5 1395 24.4 2531 22.8
Missing 266 1.8 202 1.8 207 3.6 3489 31.4
Setting
Inpatient 7316 48.3 6831 61.9 2571 44.9 3748 33.7
Outpatient 5928 39.2 2351 21.3 2017 35.2 2423 21.8
Missing 1898 12.5 1858 16.8 1142 19.9 4943 44.5
Specific roles
Physicians 15,142 100.0
Nurses 11,040 100.0
Pharmacist 768 13.4
Nursing assistant 1106 19.3
Respiratory therapist 329 5.7
Physical therapist 847 14.8
Occupational therapist 232 4.1
Speech therapist 143 2.5
Medical assistant 1225 21.4
Social worker 1080 18.9
Housekeeping 231 2.1
Administrative 5284 47.5
Receptionist/Scheduler 1458 13.1
 Lab or X-ray technician 831 7.5
Finance 1084 9.8
Food service 183 1.7
IT support 785 7.1
Researcher (without clinical role) 560 5.0
Laboratory staff 698 6.3