Table 1.

Demographic and practice characteristics of primary care health professionals (n = 428) by clinical practice location

	RURAL (n = 98, 23%)		SUBURBAN (n = 79, 18%)		URBAN (n = 251, 59%)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender
Male	46	46.9	29	36.7	77	30.7
Female	52	53.1	50	63.3	174	69.3
			chi square = 8.2, df2, p = 0.02
Age (median)	43.0 years SD 10.46		43.0 years SD 10.26		44.0 years SD 11.95
Age Distribution
<40	32	32.7	28	35.9	83	33.6
40–49	36	36.7	33	42.3	86	34.8
>50	30	30.6	17	21.8	78	31.6
Unknown			1	4
			chi square = 3.0, df 4, N.S.
Race/Ethnicity
White	84	85.7	69	87.3	227	90.4
Other	13	13.3	10	12.7	23	9.2
Unknown	1	1.0	1			0.4
			chi square = 2.67, df 4, N.S.
Professional Designation
Physician	53	54.1	33	41.8	93	37.1
Nurse Practitioner	27	27.6	37	46.8	121	48.2
Physician Assistant	18	18.3	9	11.4	37	14.7
			chi square = 13.6, df 4, p = 0.009
Work Schedule
Full Time	79	82.3	62	78.5	194	77.3
Part Time	17	17.7	17	21.5	57	22.7
Not answered	2
			chi square = 1.03, df 2, N.S.
Board Certified	76	77.6	46	59.0	148	59.9
			chi square = 9.4, df 2, p < 0.01
Supervise Trainees	55	56.1	33	41.8	174	69.3
			chi square = 20.6, df 2, p < 0.001
Annual CME Credits (median, 1/00 to 12/00)	50.0 SD 45.44		30.0 SD 32.94		45.0 SD 37.26
			chi square = 5.54, df2, N.S.
Medical Specialty (Physicians Only)
Family/General Practice	40	75.5	16	48.5	38	52.5
Internal Medicine	10	18.9	9	27.3	42	34.1
Obstetrics/Gynecology	3	5.6	8	24.2	13	13.4
			chi square = 20.51, df 4, p < 0.001
Practice Structure
Solo	23	23.5	13	16.5	22	8.8
Single Specialty	21	21.4	13	16.5	51	20.3
Multiple Specialty	9	9.2	9	11.4	45	17.9
Other	45	45.9	44	55.7	133	53.0
			chi square = 17.80, df 6, p < 0.01

N.S.= not significant.