Table 3.
Demographics of Survey Respondents
| Characteristic | Demographic | Respondentsa |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 195 (61.9)b | |
| Female | 120 (38.1) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Under 50 | 163 (53.1) | |
| 50–67 | 133 (43.3) | |
| 68–84 | 11 (3.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 13 (4.5) | |
| Caucasian | 230 (77.7) | |
| African American | 4 (1.4) | |
| Asian | 62 (20.9) | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Rank | ||
| Assistant professor | 99 (31.4)b | |
| Associate professor | 77 (24.4) | |
| Full professor | 139 (44.1) | |
| Series | ||
| Professorial | 94 (29.8) | |
| In residence | 34 (10.8) | |
| Clinical | 94 (29.8) | |
| HS clinical professor | 66 (21)b | |
| Adjunct | 25 (7.9) | |
| Don't know | 2 (0.6) | |
| Appointment | ||
| Part time (%) | 19 (6) | |
| Full time (%) | 294 (93) | |
| Other (%) | 3 (0.9) | |
| Length of faculty appointment | ||
| 1–5 years | 116 (36.6) | |
| 6–10 years | 78 (24.6) | |
| 11–15 years | 42 (13.2) | |
| 16–20 years | 33 (10.4) | |
| 20+ years | 48 (15.1) | |
| Specialty | ||
| Surgery/surgical specialty | 55 (16.9) | |
| Medicine/medicine subspecialty | 100 (30.8) | |
| Hospital-based specialty (i.e., pathology, radiology, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, radiation oncology, etc.) | 56 (17.2) | |
| Basic scientist in clinical department | 46 (14.2) | |
| Basic scientist in nonclinical department | 51 (15.7) | |
| NA | 17 (5.2) | |
Overall N=325.
a
Not all respondents were included in every category, so values may not total 325.
b
Compared with nonrespondents, fewer respondent were males (62% vs. 69%), assistant professors (31% vs. 41%), and clinical professors (21% vs. 28%).
HS, Health Sciences; NA, not applicable.