Table 1.
Respondent characteristics (n = 446)
| Characteristic | No (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 176 (39) |
| Male | 270 (61) |
| Race | |
| Asian | 191 (44) |
| Black or African-American | 18 (4) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 (5) |
| White or Caucasian | 192 (44) |
| Other | 13 (3) |
| Age | |
| 26–29 | 107 (24) |
| 30–34 | 119 (27) |
| 35–46 | 112 (25) |
| 47–60 | 108 (24) |
| Immigration history | |
| Born in the USA | 216 (50) |
| Immigrated to USA as a child or adult | 217 (50) |
| Specialty | |
| Family medicine or general practice | 118 (26) |
| Internal medicine | 328 (74) |
| Region* | |
| South | 125 (29) |
| Midwest | 110 (25) |
| Northeast | 129 (30) |
| West | 72 (17) |
| Religious characteristics | |
| Religious affiliation | |
| No religion | 50 (11) |
| Hindu | 93 (21) |
| Muslim | 76 (17) |
| Catholic and Orthodox† | 94 (21) |
| Protestant, evangelical | 26 (6) |
| Protestant, not evangelical | 71 (16) |
| Other religion | 35 (8) |
| Intrinsic religious motivation | |
| Low | 153 (35) |
| Medium | 120 (27) |
| High | 170 (38) |
| Attendance at religious services | |
| Never | 53 (12) |
| Once a month or less | 244 (55) |
| Twice a month or more | 147 (33) |
| Religious/spiritual | |
| Neither | 94 (21) |
| Spiritual not religious | 101 (23) |
| Religious | 248 (56) |
Average respondent age 38.2 years, SD 10.2, range 26–60.
*
Respondents from Puerto Rico (n = 10) are not listed here but were included in all analyses.
†
11 respondents were Orthodox.