Table 1.
Participant and school demographics (n = 851)
| Secondary School Athletic Trainers |
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|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 308 | 36.2 |
| Female | 376 | 44.2 |
| Years AT experience | ||
| 0-2 | 46 | 5.4 |
| 3-5 | 124 | 14.6 |
| 6-10 | 137 | 16.1 |
| 11-15 | 118 | 13.9 |
| 16-20 | 110 | 12.9 |
| 21+ | 149 | 17.5 |
| Years AT SS Experience | ||
| 0-2 | 75 | 8.8 |
| 3-5 | 140 | 16.5 |
| 6-10 | 146 | 17.2 |
| 11-15 | 132 | 15.5 |
| 16-20 | 88 | 10.3 |
| 21+ | 103 | 12.1 |
| Highest education level | ||
| Bachelor’s | 260 | 30.6 |
| Master’s | 417 | 49.0 |
| PhD, EdD | 5 | 0.6 |
| DPT | 2 | 0.2 |
| Type of school | ||
| Public school | 539 | 63.3 |
| Public charter | 2 | 0.2 |
| Private parochial | 63 | 7.4 |
| Private charter | 15 | 1.8 |
| Private other | 56 | 6.6 |
| Other | 9 | 1.1 |
| Enrollment (number of students) | ||
| <250 | 19 | 2.2 |
| 250-499 | 96 | 11.3 |
| 500-999 | 164 | 19.2 |
| 1000-1999 | 254 | 29.8 |
| 2000-2999 | 111 | 13.0 |
| 3000-3999 | 31 | 3.6 |
| 4000-4999 | 4 | 0.5 |
| >5000 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Football | ||
| Yes | 644 | 75.7 |
| No | 40 | 4.7 |
AT, athletic trainer; SS, secondary school.