Table 1.
Characteristics of primary care providers
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 20–39 | 25 (24.0%) |
| 40–59 | 66 (63.5%) |
| 60 and older | 13 (12.5%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 74 (70.5%) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| African American/Black | 20 (19.2%) |
| Asian American/Pacific Islander | 17 (16.3%) |
| Latino/Hispanic | 17 (16.3%) |
| White | 45 (43.3%) |
| Other | 6 (4.9%) |
| Area of practice | |
| Internal medicine | 44 (41.9%) |
| Family practice | 16 (15.2%) |
| OB/GYN | 30 (28.6%) |
| Others | 15 (14.3%) |
| Number of years since graduating medical school (n = 102) | |
| Mean (SD) | 19 (9.8) |
| Less than 10 | 21 (20.6%) |
| 11–20 | 41 (40.2%) |
| 21 and above | 40 (39.2%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoker | 79 (75.2%) |
| Former smoker | 23 (21.9%) |
| Current smoker | 3 (2.9%) |
| Academic affiliation | |
| Yes | 75 (72.1%) |
| English speaking patients (%) | |
| Mean (SD) | 55.2 (28.6) |
| Spanish speaking patients (%) | |
| Mean (SD) | 45.1 (29.5) |
| Estimated smoking prevalence (%) | |
| Mean (SD) | 22.1 (16.6) |