Table 1.

Respondent Characteristics

Characteristic	Number of Respondents (percent)
Years in practice
< 5 years	55 (22)
5-15 years	92 (36)
> 15 years	105 (42)
Number of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients seen annually
None	9 (3)
1-5	93 (37)
5-10	80 (32)
11-20	38 (15)
> 20	32 (13)
Primary academic position
Clinician educator	105 (42)
Researcher (clinical or basic science)	128 (51)
Administrative	19 (7)
Geographic region of practice
Midwest	46 (19)
Northeast	54 (21)
South	78 (31)
West	74 (29)