Table 1.
Characteristics of study population, by primary practice location
| Characteristics | Total (n=500) | Rural (n=202) | Urban (n=298) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, range) | 49.1 (30-71) | 48.8 (30-71) | 49.2 (30-71) | 0.73 |
| Gender (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Male | 61.5 | 72.3 | 58.4 | |
| Female | 38.5 | 27.7 | 41.6 | |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 89.6 | 93.4 | 88.6 | |
| Other | 10.4 | 6.6 | 11.4 | |
| Specialty (%) | ||||
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | 38.2 | 19.7 | 45.3 | <0.01 |
| Family medicine/General medicine | 61.8 | 80.3 | 56.5 | |
| Board certified (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Yes | 89.2 | 86.2 | 90.1 | |
| No | 10.8 | 13.8 | 9.9 | |
| Location of medical school (%) | 0.02 | |||
| Within the U.S. | 93.2 | 95.6 | 92.6 | |
| Another country | 6.8 | 4.4 | 7.4 | |
| Type of primary practice (%) | 0.06 | |||
| Office-based solo practice | 18.8 | 21.5 | 18.0 | |
| Office-based non-solo practice | 65.1 | 62.9 | 65.8 | |
| Non-office-based practice | 16.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | |
| Hours spent on direct patient care activities per week (mean, range) | 42.4 (5-140) | 45.5 (6-140) | 41.5 (5-105) | 0.01 |
| Currently providing obstetric care | <0.01 | |||
| Yes | 53.6 | 35.8 | 58.8 | |
| No | 46.4 | 64.2 | 41.2 | |
| Number of babies delivered in the past yeara (mean, range) | 87.7 (0-372) | 71.3 (0-300) | 90.6 (0-372) | <0.01 |
| Currently delivering babiesa (%) | 0.24 | |||
| Yes | 94.4 | 92.6 | 94.8 | |
| No | 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.2 | |
| Number of years practicing obstetricsa (mean, range) | 14.0 (0.3-36.0) | 13.6 (0.3-34.0) | 14.0 (0.5-36.0) | 0.69 |
Data were weighted. Respondents with missing data on the variable were not included in these descriptive statistics. For any one of the variables, the proportion with missing data did not exceed 3.0%.
a
Among physicians currently practicing obstetrics (total n = 297; 92 rural physicians and 205 urban physicians).