Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics between participants who responded using the web-based version (n=262) and participants who responded using the mail version (n=102)
| N (%) N=364 |
Web-based version N=262* | Mail version N=102* | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of sub-specialty† | ||||
| General Ob-Gyn | 337(94) | 243(72) | 94(28) | P=0.46 |
| Reproductive Endocrinology Subspecialty | 15(4) | 10(67) | 5(33) | P=0.77 |
| Urogynecology | 9(3) | 4(44) | 5(56) | P=0.12 |
| Minimally invasive gynecology/laparoscopy | 35(10) | 22(63) | 13(37) | P=0.24 |
| Clinical Research | 16(4) | 15(94) | 1(6) | P=0.05 |
| Geographical Districts | ||||
| Midwest | 76(23) | 48(63) | 28(37) | P=0.15 |
| Northeast | 69(21) | 54(78) | 15(21) | |
| South | 116(36) | 87(75) | 29(25) | |
| West | 65(20) | 50(77) | 15(23) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 167(49) | 118(70) | 49(29) | P=0.21 |
| Female | 173(51) | 133(77) | 40(23) | |
| Years since completing residency‡ | ||||
| ≤ 20 years | 201(58) | 153(76) | 48(24) | P=0.32 |
| > 20 years | 143(42) | 102(71) | 41(29) | |
| Type of Practice | ||||
| Private practice | 283(82) | 201(71) | 82(29) | P=0.01 |
| Community hospital faculty | 16(5) | 12(75) | 4(25) | |
| University hospital faculty | 37(11) | 35(95) | 2(5) | |
| Other type of practice§ | 8(2) | 7(88) | 1(12) | |
| Proportion of time providing direct patient care | ||||
| 0–50% | 24(7) | 22(92) | 2(8) | P=0.12 |
| 51–75% | 40(12) | 29(73) | 11(27) | |
| 76–100% | 276(81) | 201(73) | 75(27) | |
*
Missing data: 5 online respondents logged in and did not answer any questions. Thirteen mail respondents answered only the first three screening questions. Other columns that do not add up to the total number of respondents represent random missing responses to individual questions.
†
May add to > 100% because multiple choices could be selected
‡
Also compared <5 years, 5–10 years, 11–20 years, and >20 years and found no difference
§
Other type of practice included military and government practice, “other”