Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample
| Countries | Sample Total (N=384) | Number Excluded from Analysis1 | Study Total (n=353) | Physician Gender | Physician Experience Level2 | Vignette Patient Race/Ethnicity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Less | More | White | Black | Hispanic | ||||
| U.S.A. | 192 (50%) | 26 (7%) | 166 (47%) | 85 (51%) | 81 (49%) | 86 (52%) | 80 (48%) | 58 (35%) | 58 (35%) | 50 (30%) |
| U.K. | 128 (33%) | 1 (0%) | 127 (36%) | 64 (50%) | 63 (50%) | 60 (47%) | 67 (53%) | 63 (50%) | 64 (50%) | 0 |
| Germany | 64 (17%) | 4 (1%) | 60 (17%) | 32 (53%) | 28 (47%) | 32 (53%) | 28(56%) | 60 (100%) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 384 | 31 (8%) | 353 | 181 (51%) | 172 (49%) | 178 (50%) | 175 (50%) | 181 (51%) | 122 (36%) | 50 (14%) |
1
Interview transcripts were excluded due to technical difficulties or audio recorder error.
2
“Less experienced” is defined as < 5 years clinical experience and “more experienced” is defined as > 15 years experience (since graduation from medical school in the US, since qualification as a general practitioner in the UK, or since year of licensure in Germany).