Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey participants
| Characteristics of physicians surveyed | Number (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 79 (58%) |
| Female | 57 (42%) |
| Age | |
| <40 years | 59 (43%) |
| 40-65 years | 74 (54%) |
| >65 years | 3 (2%) |
| Years since Medical Graduation | |
| 1-10 | 56 (41%) |
| > 10 | 80 (59%) |
| Specialty | |
| Medical Oncology | 43 (32%) |
| Surgical Oncology | 79 (58%) |
| Breast Surgeon | 7 (5%) |
| Other | 7 (5%) |
| Location of Primary Clinical Practice | |
| Academic medical center | 36 (26.9%) |
| Public hospital/clinic | 64 (47.8%) |
| Philanthropic hospital/clinic | 2 (1.5%) |
| Private hospital/clinic | 27 (20.1%) |
| Other | 5 (3.7%) |
| Geographic Area of Practice | |
| Urban Center | 130 (95.6%) |
| Suburban | 5 (3.7%) |
| Rural | 1 (0.7%) |
| Regional Distribution | |
| Northern Mexico | 32 (24%) |
| Central Mexico | 83 (62%) |
| Southern Mexico | 18 (14%) |
| Form of Patient Payment (Estimates) | |
| Out of Pocket (OOP) | 20% |
| Private Insuranc | 20% |
| Public Insurance | 51% |
| Not Insured and Not OOP | 8% |
| Other | 1% |