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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;18(7):576–585. doi: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181a76df7

Table 1.

Primary care physician characteristics and demographics

Physician characteristic N (%)
Age (years) 25–45 15 (37.5)
46–65 23 (57.5)
66–80 2 (5)

Gender Male 35 (87.5)
Female 5 (12.5)

Patient panel size 0–2000 9 (22.5)
2001–4000 22 (55)
4001–6000 5 (12.5)
Does not know 4 (10)

Patients age 65 and above 0–25% 11 (27.5)
26–50% 16 (40)
51–75% 8 (20)
76–100% 5 (12.5)

Race/ethnicity African-American 2 (5)
Asian–American 4 (10)
Hispanic 5 (12.5)
White non-Hispanic 27 (67.5)
Other 2 (5)

Specialty Family Practice 22 (55)
Internal Medicine 17 (45)
Geriatrics 2 (5.0)

Type of practice Academic primary care network 10 (25)
Larger group 8 (20)
HMO 2 (5)
Small group/solo 13 (32.5)
University-based clinic 5 (12.5)
Other 2 (5)