Table 1.
Respondent characteristics of 896 US PCPs and 312 US psychiatrists, 2009–2010
| PCPs, n (%)a | Psychiatrists, n (%)a | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age, y | ||
| 25–36 | 226 (25) | 80 (26) |
| 37–44 | 224 (25) | 42 (13) |
| 45–53 | 225 (25) | 92 (29) |
| 54–65 | 221 (25) | 98 (31) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 572 (64) | 179 (57) |
| Female | 324 (36) | 133 (43) |
| Region | ||
| South | 295 (33) | 89 (29) |
| Northeast | 198 (22) | 102 (33) |
| Midwest | 216 (24) | 61 (20) |
| West | 187 (21) | 60 (19) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White/non-Hispanic | 625 (71) | 198 (64) |
| Black/non-Hispanic | 53 (6) | 23 (7) |
| Asian American | 142 (16) | 64 (21) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41 (5) | 17 (5) |
| Other | 22 (2) | 8 (3) |
| Immigration history | ||
| Born in US | 637 (72) | 214 (69) |
| Immigrated to US at any age | 249 (28) | 96 (31) |
| Religious and spiritual characteristics | ||
| Religious affiliation | ||
| None | 96 (11) | 48 (16) |
| Hindu | 42 (5) | 24 (8) |
| Jewish | 97 (11) | 41 (13) |
| Muslim | 60 (7) | 8 (3) |
| Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox | 212 (24) | 68 (22) |
| Protestant, evangelical | 95 (11) | 20 (7) |
| Protestant, nonevangelical | 227 (26) | 71 (23) |
| Other | 39 (5) | 27 (9) |
| Attendance at religious services | ||
| Never | 118 (14) | 53 (17) |
| 1×/mo | 413 (48) | 162 (52) |
| ≥2×/mo | 338 (39) | 94 (30) |
| Importance of religion | ||
| Not very important/not applicable, I have no religion | 215 (25) | 100 (32) |
| Fairly important | 283 (32) | 104 (34) |
| Very important | 251 (29) | 80 (26) |
| Most important | 127 (15) | 25 (8) |
| Intrinsic religiosity | ||
| Low | 377 (44) | 135 (44) |
| Moderate | 184 (21) | 80 (26) |
| High | 302 (35) | 90 (30) |
| Spirituality | ||
| Low | 294 (34) | 109 (35) |
| Moderate | 363 (42) | 119 (39) |
| High | 213 (25) | 80 (26) |
These data come from two national surveys among stratified random samples of 1504 US PCPs (2009–2010) and 512 US psychiatrists (2010). Percentages in this table are not adjusted for survey design. PCP, primary care physician.
a
Because of rounding error, results may not sum to 100%. Numbers do not sum to 896 for PCPs and 312 for psychiatrists because of item nonresponse.