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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Ethics. 2013 Apr 4;40(2):139–142. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101340

Table 1.

Health Care Providers’ Demographic Characteristics (N = 91)

Demographic Characteristic N %
Gender
 Male 49 (53.8)
 Female 42 (46.1)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 0 (0.0)
Race
 Asian 10 (11.0)
 Black or African American 3 (3.3)
 White 65 (71.4)
 Other 8 (8.8)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 5 (5.5)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 7 (7.7)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 82 (90.1)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 2 (2.2)
Religious Background
 Catholic 38 (41.8)
 Protestant 12 (13.2)
 Jewish 5 (5.5)
 Other 36 (39.6)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 0 (0.0)
Relationship Status
 Currently married/living with someone 73 (80.2)
 Single/never married 11 (12.1)
 Separated/divorced/widowed 4 (4.4)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 3 (3.3)
Year Medical/health care degree obtained
 1999 or earlier 46 (50.5)
 2000 or later 45 (49.5)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 0 (0.0)
Current degree or title
 M.D. 55 (60.4)
 ARNP/PA/CRNA 29 (31.9)
 Ph.D. 2 (2.2)
 D.O. 1 (1.1)
 Missing/Unknown/No response 4 (4.4)