Table 2.
Demographics of the 2024 Department Chairs Sample Versus Respondents
| Demographic variable | Potential respondents, (N=208) n (%) |
Actual respondents (N=111) n (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical school location | .984 | ||
| New England (NH, MA, ME, VT, RI, or CT) | 12(5.77) | 7(6.31) | |
| Middle Atlantic (NY, PA, or NJ) | 29(13.94) | 17(15.32) | |
| South Atlantic (PR, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, DC, WV, DE, or MD) | 38(18.27) | 22(19.82) | |
| East South Central (KY, TN, MS, or AL) | 16(7.69) | 5(4.50) | |
| East North Central (WI, MI, OH, IN, or IL) | 30(14.42) | 17(15.32) | |
| West South Central (OK, AR, LA, or TX) | 25(12.02) | 11(9.91) | |
| West North Central (ND, MN, SD, IA, NE, KS, or MO) | 16(7.69) | 10(9.01) | |
| Mountain (MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, AZ, CO, or NM) | 13(6.25) | 6(5.41) | |
| Pacific (WA, OR, CA, AK, or HI) | 17(8.17) | 9(8.11) | |
| Canada | 12(5.77) | 7(6.31) | |
| Gender | .725 | ||
| Female/Woman | 82(39.42) | 47(42.34) | |
| Male/Man | 114(54.81) | 60(54.05) | |
| No Response | 12(5.77) | 4(3.60) | |
| Race/ethnicity (the total is greater than 100% due to the option to select all that apply) | .342 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous | 1(0.48) | 1(0.90) | |
| Asian | 19(9.13) | 8(7.21) | |
| Black or African American | 24(11.54) | 13(11.71) | |
| Hispanic/Latino/of Spanish Origin | 9(4.33) | 4(3.60) | |
| Middle Eastern/North African | 0(0.00) | 3(2.70) | |
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 1(0.48) | 1(0.90) | |
| White | 142(68.27) | 77(69.37) | |
| Choose not to disclose | 9(4.33) | 9(8.11) | |
| No Response | 13(6.25) | 0(0.00) | |
| Age (years) | .750 | ||
| 20 – 29 | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | |
| 30 – 39 | 5(2.40) | 1(0.90) | |
| 40 – 49 | 39(18.75) | 20(18.02) | |
| 50 – 59 | 70(33.65) | 46(41.44) | |
| 60 – 69 | 62(29.81) | 35(31.53) | |
| 70+ | 19(9.13) | 9(8.11) | |
| No Response | 13(6.25) | 0(0.00) |
P-value for χ2 test for two samples.
NS: not significant.