Table 1.

Characteristics of pediatrician respondents^§.

Physician characteristics	Total sample Number of respondents (%)
Gender
Female	152 (56.5)
Race, n (%)
Hispanic	13 (4.8)
African-American	11 (4.1)
Caucasian	191 (71.0)
Asian	36 (13.4)
Other	11 (4.1)
Missing Race	7 (2.6)
Years since graduation: Mean (SD)	18.2 (9.8)
Number of patients with asthma seen weekly
10 and below	145 (53.9)
11 and above	118 (43.9)
Area, n (%)
Urban	96 (35.7)
Rural	39 (14.5)
Suburban	128 (47.6)
Other	4 (1.5)
Employer, n (%)
Private practice	188 (69.9)
University Medical School	12 (4.5)
Community Hospital (no residency program)	15 (5.6)
Community Hospital (with residency program)	18 (6.7)
For profit	6 (2.2)
Non profit	14 (5.2)
Government	7 (2.6)
Other	8 (3.0)
Board certified, n (%)	178 (66.2)
Percent of patients on public assistance (%)
51% and above	71 (26.4)
26–50%	48 (17.8)
0–25%	150 (55.8)

^§Some pediatrician characteristics do not add up to 100% because of missing responses.

HMO, Health Maintenance Organization.