. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 2.

Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2012 Jan;122(1):30–37. doi: 10.1002/lary.22453

TABLE II.

Demographics of 478 Respondents.

	No. of Physicians (%)	Mean Years of Experience^*
Overall respondents	478 (100)	21.0
Type of practice
ACA	167 (35)	20.2
Group, private, or other	311(65)	21.4
Area of practice
GEN	286 (60)	22.4
HN	56 (12)	22.9
PED	48 (10)	17.4
LAR	36 (8)	15.9
FPRS	15 (3)	16.1
RHIN	15 (3)	20.4
OTO	11 (2)	26.5
ALL	7 (1)	14.9
Did not specify	4 (<1)	N/A

Refer to Materials and Methods section for classification of primary area of practice.

Years of experience includes residency, which adds 5 years to the years of practice.

ACA = academic center; GEN = general otolaryngology; HN = head and neck; PED = pediatric otolaryngology; LAR = laryngology; FPRS = facial plastics and reconstructive surgery; RHIN = rhinology; OTO = otology; ALL = allergy; N/A = not available.