Table 1.
Characteristics of Forum Participants, January–May 2012
| Characteristics | No.* |
|---|---|
| Participants | |
| Age, median years (IQR) | 48.0 (15.0) |
| ≤40 | 6 |
| 41–50 | 9 |
| 51–60 | 7 |
| >60 | 1 |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 19 |
| Other | 5 |
| Educational level | |
| Associate’s degree | 10 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 11 |
| Master’s degree | 3 |
| Hours per week, median (IQR) | 39.1 (3.9) |
| <40 | 4 |
| ≥40 | 20 |
| Years in current practice, median (IQR) | 2.8 (2.7) |
| <1 | 4 |
| 1–2 | 7 |
| 2.5–4 | 7 |
| 5–6 | 4 |
| >6 | 2 |
| Practice | |
| Practice type | |
| Private | 6 |
| Academic/residency | 6 |
| Community health center | 7 |
| Hospital affiliated/integrated system | 6 |
| Locale | |
| Urban | 9 |
| Suburban | 9 |
| Rural | 7 |
| Clinicians per day, median (IQR) | 10 (13) |
| 1–5 | 8 |
| 6–10 | 6 |
| 11–18 | 6 |
| >18 | 5 |
| Specialty | |
| FM | 13 |
| IM | 4 |
| FM and IM | 2 |
| Multispecialty | 6 |
| US region | |
| Northeast | 11 |
| South | 3 |
| Midwest | 5 |
| West | 6 |
| Continued | |
| Patient population | |
| Predominantly white | 14 |
| At least 25% minority | 10 |
*
Some categories have missing data (respondents did not provide all requested information).
IQR, interquartile range.