TABLE 1.
Respondent characteristics (n = 451)
| Characteristic | Response | No. (%) or Mean (SD) |
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| Mean year of birth | 1958 (SD = 10.3) | — |
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| Sex | Male | 230 (51) |
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| Female | 221 (49) | |
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| Current practice | Obstetric-gynecology partnership/group |
218 (48) |
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| Solo practice | 85 (19) | |
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| Multispecialty group | 61 (13) | |
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| University full-time faculty and practice | 45 (10) | |
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| HMO (staff model) | 10 (2) | |
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| Other | 32 (7) | |
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| Primary medical specialty | General obstetric-gynecology | 350 (78) |
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| Gynecology only | 76 (17) | |
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| Maternal-fetal medicine | 4 (1) | |
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| Reproductive endocrinology | 7 (1) | |
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| Obstetrics only | 1 (<1) | |
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| Other | 13 (3) | |
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| Residency of patients | Suburban | 158 (35) |
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| Urban, noninner city | 113 (25) | |
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| Urban, inner city | 65 (14) | |
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| Mid-sized town (10,000-50,000) residents |
70 (16) | |
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| Rural | 35 (8) | |
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| Military | 8 (2) | |
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| Other | 2 (<1) | |
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| Race/ethnicity of patients | Non-Hispanic white | 60.5% (SD = 27) |
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| Hispanic | 15.7% (SD = 20) | |
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| African-American | 14.7% (SD = 15) | |
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| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.7% (SD = 7.6) | |
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| Native American | 1.4% (SD = 7.2) | |
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| Other | 2.0% (SD = 8.7) | |
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HMO, health maintenance organization; SD, standard deviation.