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. 2012 Apr;21(4):447–455. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3172

Table 1.

Survey Sample Demographics (Including Raw Percentage)

Demographic characteristic Overall sample (n=1498) Managed case (n=859)
Gender
 Female 893 (59.6%) 527 (61.4%)
 Male 604 (40.4%) 332 (38.6%)
Race
 White, non-Hispanic 1093 (73.0%) 680 (79.2%)
 African American 81 (5.4%) 35 (4.1%)
 Hispanic ethnicity, any race 38 (2.5%) 24 (2.8%)
 Asian 187 (12.5%) 72 (8.4%)
 Other 63 (4.2%) 33 (3.8%)
Physicians 999 (67.5%) 561 (65.3%)
 Family medicine 299 (20.4%) 216 (25.1%)
 Obstetrics/gynecology 178 (12.0%) 164 (19.1%)
 Pediatrics 250 (16.7%) 73 (8.5%)
 Other MD 272 (18.4%) 108 (12.6%)
Other professionals 330 (22.0%) 196 (22.8%)
 Nurse practitioner or physician assistant 213 (14.2%) 109 (12.7%)
 Nurse midwife 74 (4.9%) 64 (7.5%)
 Registered nurse or social worker 26 (1.7%) 23 (2.7%)
Practice setting
 Private practice 980 (65.4%) 629 (73.2%)
 Hospital 235 (15.7%) 102 (11.9%)
 Health department 39 (2.6%) 24 (2.8%)
 Home health or other 277 (18.5%) 126 (14.7%)
Geography
 Urban 356 (23.8%) 175 (20.4%)
 Suburban 821 (54.8%) 487 (56.7%)
 Rural 262 (17.5%) 170 (19.8%)
Years in practice
 ≥ 16 855 (57.1%) 481 (56.0%)
 11–16 250 (16.7%) 144 (16.8%)
 6–10 253 (16.9%) 160 (18.6%)
 1–5 136 (9.1%) 72 (8.4%)