Table 2. Diversity indices* for US health professions institutions (N = 318) .
| Variable | Race Diversity Mean (SD) | p-value | Gender Diversity Mean (SD) | p-value | Profession Diversity Mean (SD) | p-value | CDI Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbanicity** | |||||||||
| Urban (n = 217) | 0.37(0.17) | 0.005 | 0.46(0.07) | 0.974 | 0.25(0.28) | 0.015 | 0.34(0.13) | 0.002 | |
| Suburban (n = 62) | 0.37(0.17) | 0.45(0.07) | 0.20(0.27) | 0.34(0.13) | |||||
| Town/Rural (n = 35) | 0.27(0.18) | 0.45(0.06) | 0.11(0.21) | 0.28(0.11) | |||||
| Geographic Region** | |||||||||
| East/Northeast (n = 83) | 0.39(0.18) | <0.001 | 0.45(0.07) | 0.624 | 0.19(0.25) | 0.589 | 0.35(0.13) | 0.006 | |
| Great Lakes/Plains (n = 85) | 0.28(0.15) | 0.45(0.08) | 0.22(0.28) | 0.32(0.13) | |||||
| Southeast (n = 81) | 0.34(0.15) | 0.46(0.07) | 0.21(0.27) | 0.33(0.11) | |||||
| West/Southwest (n = 69) | 0.45(0.16) | 0.46(0.06) | 0.25(0.28) | 0.39(0.13) | |||||
| Carnegie Category† | |||||||||
| Special Focus (n = 80) | 0.43(0.14) | <0.001 | 0.48(0.04) | <0.001 | 0.15(0.23) | 0.216 | 0.38(0.12) | 0.002 | |
| All Others (n = 238) | 0.34(0.18) | 0.45(0.07) | 0.20(0.27) | 0.33(0.13) | |||||
*Diversity indices calculated using Simpson’s Index of Diversity. **One-way ANOVA with Bonferonni adjustment used to compare groups. †Independent t-test used to compare groups.