Table 1.

Characteristics of Physicians

	Blacka (n = 40) %	Whitea (n = 50) %	Total (n = 90) %
Age in years
29–40	23	22	22
41–50	44	32	37
51–79	33	46	40
Gender
Male	60	84	73
Female	40	16	27
Practice in university teaching or residency training environment	55	45	49
Years in practice (median)	14	17	15
Exposure to genetics in practice
Low	70	80	75
Medium	28	16	21
High	3	4	3
Racial/ethnic distribution of patient panel
>50% White	10	64	40
>50% Black	73	20	43
>50% Latino/other	18	16	17

^aRacial self-identification was based on physicians’ response to the focus group screener and a demographic question