Table 1 Demographics of responding doctors (n = 217).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Male:female ratio | 57.6:42.4 |
| Mean age* (years) | 49.50 (8.48) |
| Men (n = 125) | 51.56 (8.93) |
| Women (n = 92) | 46.70 (6.94) |
| Mean years since residency† | 17.96 (8.52) |
| Men | 20.30 (9.08) |
| Women | 14.75 (6.46) |
| Patient location (%) | |
| Urban, non‐inner city | 31.5 |
| Suburban | 29.6 |
| Mid‐sized town | 20.4 |
| Rural | 10.2 |
| Urban, inner city | 7.9 |
| Practice type (%) | |
| Obstetrics‐gynaecology partnership or group | 44.2 |
| Solo practice | 27.0 |
| Multispecialty group | 14.9 |
| University full‐time faculty and practice | 10.7 |
| Health maintenance organisation | 3.3 |
Values are percentages or mean (SD) as appropriate.
*p<0.001, men were older than women.
†p<0.001, men had been out of residency longer than women.