Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

Physician Characteristics	Primary Care Physicians (N = 59)	Surgeons (N = 65)
Race, % White	93	95
Gender, % female*	12	2
Mean years in practice†	20.2	16.6
Mean hours/week providing patient care†	45.6	55.0

Patient Characteristics	Primary Care Patients (N = 589)	Surgical Patients (N = 676)
Mean patient age, y†	54.4	50.8
Patient gender, % female	59	56
Patient race, % White*	82	88
Patient education, % college	28	26
Patient income, % > $60,000	17	17
Self-rated physical status, % very good/excellent	39	41
Self-rated emotional status, % very good/excellent	46	51

^*P < .05 for differences between primary care and surgery, obtained by χ² tests.

^†P < .01 for differences between primary care and surgery, obtained by χ²tests.