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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2010 Mar;39(2):147–158. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01105.x

Table 2.

Characteristics of Health Care Providers

Nurse and NNP (n=29)
Physician (n=42)
Characteristic M (SD) M (SD)
Age at Interview 39.41 (9.98) 41.57 (10.55)
Years in Profession 15.57 (9.70) 15.60 (11.15)
n % n %

Race
  American Indian/ Alaskan Native 0 0 1 2.4
  Asian 2 6.9 15 35.7
  Black/ African American 4 13.8 4 9.5
  Hispanic or Latino 0 0 3 7.1
  White 21 72.4 18 42.9
  Other 1 3.4 1 2.4
  Missing 1 3.4 0 0
Gender
  Female 29 100 24 57.1
  Male 0 0 18 42.9
Religion
  Roman Catholic 13 44.8 15 35.7
  Christian, not Catholic 9 31.0 8 19.0
  Hindu 0 0 6 14.3
  Jewish 0 0 5 11.9
  Muslim 0 0 2 4.8
  Buddhist 2 6.9 0 0
  Not Reported/ Other 5 17.2 6 14.3