Skip to main content
. 2001 Sep-Oct;8(5):499–511. doi: 10.1136/jamia.2001.0080499

Table1 ▪.

Characteristics of Survey Respondents

Characteristics Commercial System Veterans Affairs CPRS*
Response rate (%) 90 (63%) 84 (64%)
Mean age, yr. 28.5 28.9
Female (%) 47 (52.5%) 42 (50%)
Postgraduate year:
I 38 (42.2%) 26 (31%)
II 25 (27.8%) 28 (33.3%)
III 22 (24.4%) 25 (29.8%)
IV 5 (5.6%) 5 (6.0%)
Minutes a day using the system:
Less than 30 (%) 3 (3.4%) 7 (8.4%)
30 to 60 (%) 19 (21.6%) 19 (22.6%)
61 to 90 (%) 34 (38.6%) 30 (35.7%)
Greater than 90 (%) 32 (36.4%) 28 (33.4%)
Months' use of the system:
4 or less (%) 37 (41.6%) 81 (96.4%)
5 to 8 (%) 23 (25.8%) 2 (2.4%)
9 or greater (%) 29 (32%) 1 (1.2%)
Weeks since last use of the system:
2 or less (%) 43 (47.8%) 18 (21.7%)
3 to 8 (%) 29 (32.2%) 10 (12%)
9 or greater (%) 18 (20%) 55 (66.3%)

Abbreviation: CPRS indicates Computerized Patient Record System.