Table 2.
Subscribing and Reading Behavior of Respondents Stratified by Advanced Training in Epidemiology
| Subscribe to the Journal, % | Read the Journal, % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | All Respondents (n = 264) | Trained in Epidemiology (n = 143) | Not Trained in Epidemiology (n = 121) | All Respondents (n = 264) | Trained in Epidemiology (n = 143) | Not Trained in Epidemiology (n = 121) |
| American Journal of Medicine | 23 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 26 |
| Annals of Internal Medicine | 77 | 82 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 68 |
| Archives of Internal Medicine | 40 | 34 | 47 | 36 | 32 | 40 |
| Hospital Practice | 31 | 19 | 44* | 23 | 13 | 33* |
| Journal of the American Medical Association | 71 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 59* |
| Journal of General Internal Medicine | 34 | 52 | 12* | 32 | 50 | 11* |
| Lancet | 7 | 10 | 4* | 14 | 19 | 7* |
| New England Journal of Medicine | 74 | 78 | 68* | 75 | 81 | 67 |
| Southern Medical Journal | 5 | 1 | 9* | 5 | 2 | 7* |
*
P≤ .05 for the comparison between internists trained and not trained in epidemiology after adjusting for gender. American Board of Internal Medicine and subspecialty board certification, and medical school graduaton year.