Table 2.
Demographics and practice characteristics.
| Respondent characteristica | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (y) mean (range) | 49 (30–80) |
| Gender male | 199 (64) |
| Race (n = 317) | |
| White | 218 |
| Black | 14 |
| Asian | 58 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 |
| Other | 12 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 105 (34) |
| South | 99 (32) |
| Midwest | 55 (18) |
| West | 52 (17) |
| Type of degree (n = 313) | |
| MD | 288 |
| Other (MBBS, DO, Other) | 25 |
| ID Board certification | 249 (80) |
| Place of birth (n = 261) | |
| USA | 206 (79) |
| Other | 55 (21) |
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| Practice characteristic (n) | Number (%) |
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| Practice setting (n = 295) | |
| Solo, private | 30 (10) |
| Group, private | 66 (22) |
| Institutional | 80 (27) |
| Academic | 119 (40) |
| Affiliation with a IM/CAM center (n = 298) | 46 (15) |
| Years in Practice (n = 299) median range | 11–20 |
| Majority of time spent in (n = 290) | |
| Research | 62 (21) |
| Patient care | 196 (68) |
| Teaching | 9 (3) |
| Majority of clinical care in | |
| HIV (n = 307) | 91 (30) |
| Hepatitis B, C (n = 303) | 24 (8) |
| Chronic/recurrent infections (n = 302) | 81 (27) |
| Hospital acquired infections (n = 304) | 147 (48) |
| Outpatient care (n = 302) | 104 (34) |
| ID (n = 308) | 226 (73) |
| General internal medicine/hospital medicine (n = 299) | 36 (12) |
aNumber of respondents is indicated in parenthesis if n < or > 311.