Table 1.
Sample demographics
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 20–30 | 121 (39) |
| 31–40 | 113 (36) |
| 41–50 | 46 (15) |
| 51–60 | 30 (10) |
| >60 | 2 (1) |
| Years of practice | |
| 0–4 | 130 (42) |
| 5–9 | 78 (25) |
| 10–14 | 37 (12) |
| 15–19 | 25 (8) |
| 20–24 | 21 (7) |
| >25 | 20 (7) |
| Respondent regiona | |
| Region I | 18 (6) |
| Region II | 80 (26) |
| Region III | 42 (13) |
| Region IV | 78 (25) |
| Region V | 38 (12) |
| Region VI | 55 (18) |
| Primary work setting | |
| University medical center | 115 (37) |
| Private hospital/medical facility | 68 (22) |
| Public hospital/medical facility | 37 (12) |
| Physician’s private practice | 30 (10) |
| Diagnostic laboratory | 19 (6) |
| Health maintenance organization | 12 (4) |
| University/nonmedical center | 4 (1) |
| Other | 22 (7) |
a
Region I: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT; Region II: DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV; Region III: AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN; Region IV: AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI; Region V: AZ, CO, MT, NM, TX, UT, WY; Region VI: AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA.