Table 2.
Demographics by Years Since First Dental Degree
| ≤ 5 (N=112) | 6 -15 (N=177) | >15 (N=541) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | N | 112 | 177 | 541 | <.001 |
| Male | 74 (66%) | 120 (68%) | 473 (87%) | ||
| Female | 38 (34%) | 57 (32%) | 68 (13%) | ||
| Race | White | 92 (82%) | 138 (78%) | 484 (89%) | |
| Black | 3 (3%) | 7 (4%) | 24 (4%) | ||
| Asian | 12 (11%) | 30 (17%) | 13 (2%) | ||
| Native American | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (1%) | ||
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (< 1%) | ||
| Other or mixed racial | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (1%) | ||
| Ethnicity | N | 108 | 172 | 509 | 0.376 |
| Not Hispanic | 103 (95%) | 164 (95%) | 495 (97%) | ||
| Hispanic | 5 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 14 (3%) | ||
| Global level of involvement | N | 112 | 177 | 541 | 0.381 |
| Full participant | 44 (39%) | 71 (40%) | 251 (46%) | ||
| Partial participant | 50 (45%) | 72 (41%) | 198 (37%) | ||
| Control(Inactive or outside network) | 18 (16%) | 34 (19%) | 92 (17%) |
*Full participant: respondent has participated in at least one network study recruiting patients
Partial participant: respondent is a fully trained member of the network or has attended at least one meeting or participated in other survey studies
Reference: inactive member of the network (not trained, no participation in studies or meetings) or is outside the network, e.g. Friends of PRECEDENT