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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2014 Oct 13;209(6):977–984. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.06.037

Table II.

Demographic characteristics of UAB (N = 14) and Utah (N = 18) participants completing the DS3 Tool Attitudes Questionnaire (N = 32).

Variable Response Options UAB, N (%) Utah, N (%) Overall, N (%)*
Gender Male 7 (50%) 10 (58.8%) 17 (54.8%)
Female 7 (50%) 7 (41.2%) 14 (45.2%)
Race/Ethnicity White 11 (84.6%) 15 (93.8%) 26 (89.7%)
Asian 1 (7.7%) 1 (6.3%) 2 (6.9%)
Other 1 (7.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.4%)
Age <39 6 (46.2%) 7 (43.8%) 13 (44.8%)
40-49 5 (38.5%) 4 (25%) 9 (31%)
>50 2 (15.4%) 5 (31.3%) 7 (24.1%)
Professional Role Surgeon 6 (46.2%) 8 (50%) 14 (48.3%)
Nurse 3 (23.1%) 1 (6.3%) 4 (13.8%)
Anesthesiologist 0 (0%) 2 (12.5%) 2 (6.9%)
Administrator 2 (15.4%) 3 (18.8%) 5 (17.2%)
Other** 2 (15.4%) 2 (12.5%) 4 (13.8%)
Prior Experience with DS3 Tool None/Little 7 (50%) 5 (29.4%) 12 (38.7%)
Somewhat 3 (21.4%) 4 (23.5%) 7 (20.7)
Much/Great Deal 4 (28.6%) 8 (47.1%) 12 (38.7%)
*

Numbers do not always add to N = 32 or 100% due to missing data or rounding.

**

Open-ended response option available for ‘Other.’ Responses included Critical Care (n = 1; UAB), Clerical (n = 1; Utah), Quality (n = 1; Utah), and no additional response provided (n = 1; UAB).