Table 1.

Characteristics of Responding Physicians by availability of on-site mental health providers^*

Characteristic	Respondents %
	On-Site MHP N=17%	Off-Site MHP N=83%	Overall Sample N=100%
Gender
Male	57.0	55.9	56.3
Female	43.0	44.1	43.7
Age Category
< 35 years	7.9	11.3	10.7
36-45 years	34.5	30.0	30.8
46-55 years	32.2	36.2	35.3
56-65 years	21.5	18.0	18.8
> 65 years	3.9	4.5	4.4
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	15.6	5.9	7.5
African-American	8.9	3.6	4.5
White	58.5	70.1	68.3
Asian	7.5	12.2	11.3
Other	9.5	8.2	8.4
Years in Practice (± SE)	16.3 (±1.4)	16.3 (±0.7)	16.3 (± 0.6)
Practice Location ‡
Urban	53.0	31.3	35.0
Suburban	42.4	54.0	52.1
Rural	4.6	14.7	12.9
No. Patients per Week (± SE)	87.4 (± 8.1)	106.9 (± 3.8)	103.2 (± 3.5)
PBS † (± SE)
Belief	13.0 (± 0.7)	13.1 (± 0.3)	13.0 (± 0.3)
Burden	14.7 (± 0.8)	16.0 (± 0.3)	15.7 (± 0.3)

^*Eligible pediatricians were stratified by region of country and randomly selected to receive a mail survey. Characteristics of respondents were weighted to account for stratified random sampling and non-response.

^†PBS refers to the Modified Physician Belief Scale, a 14-item instrument that measures a physician's psychosocial orientation. Two subscales assess beliefs and burden in the provision of mental health treatment.

^‡p<0.05