Table 1.
Physician and practice characteristics of survey respondents.
| n=203 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Physician Characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 135 | 66.5 |
| Female | 68 | 33.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White/non-hispanic | 164 | 82.4 |
| Other | 35 | 17.6 |
| Field | ||
| Pediatrician | 99 | 48.8 |
| Family Practice | 99 | 48.8 |
| Other | 5 | 2.4 |
| Year graduated medical school | ||
| ≤1979 | 44 | 21.7 |
| 1980–89 | 51 | 25.1 |
| 1990–99 | 64 | 31.5 |
| ≥2000 | 44 | 21.7 |
| Work status | ||
| Full-time | 183 | 90.2 |
| Part-time, <40 hours/week | 20 | 9.9 |
| Practice Characteristics | ||
| Practice setting | ||
| Solo/2 person | 75 | 37.0 |
| Group | 104 | 51.2 |
| Multispecialty/other | 24 | 11.8 |
| # Children seen per week | ||
| ≥51 | 110 | 55.0 |
| 20–50 | 58 | 29.0 |
| ≤19 | 32 | 16.0 |
| % Children who are on public insurance | ||
| ≥51% | 112 | 55.2 |
| ≤50% | 91 | 44.8 |