Table 1.
Association between sample characteristics and correct responses for each practice question
| Total n = 574 |
Practice Question 1 n = 572a |
Practice Question 2 n = 542b |
Practice Question 3 n = 538c |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) correct |
pd | n (%) correct |
pd | n (%) correct |
pd |
| Personal characteristics | |||||||
| Age (years) | .32 | .93 | .04* | ||||
| 30–39 | 113 (20) | 95 (84) | 74 (68) | 89 (82) | |||
| 40–49 | 208 (36) | 169 (82) | 131 (67) | 158 (80) | |||
| 50–65 | 236 (41) | 183 (78) | 145 (66) | 154 (71) | |||
| Missing | 17 (3) | ||||||
| Sex | .92 | .10 | .15 | ||||
| Male | 323 (56) | 259 (80) | 188 (63) | 220 (74) | |||
| Female | 244 (43) | 194 (80) | 165 (70) | 186 (79) | |||
| Missing | 7 (1) | ||||||
| Race | <.01** | 1.00 | .55 | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 423 (74) | 354 (84) | 263 (66) | 305 (77) | |||
| Other | 138 (24) | 95 (70) | 85 (66) | 96 (74) | |||
| Missing | 13 (2) | ||||||
| Ethnicity | .17 | 1.00 | .83 | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 (6) | 23 (70) | 20 (65) | 25 (81) | |||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 518 (90) | 417 (81) | 322 (66) | 372 (77) | |||
| Missing | 23 (4) | ||||||
| Clinical specialty | .66 | .03* | .01* | ||||
| Family Physician | 383 (67) | 308 (81) | 221 (63) | 256 (73) | |||
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | 191 (33) | 150 (79) | 136 (72) | 157 (83) | |||
| Practice characteristics | |||||||
| No. of physicians | <.01** | .43 | .93 | ||||
| 1 | 135 (24) | 101 (75) | 84 (65) | 97 (76) | |||
| 2–15 | 370 (64) | 293 (80) | 237 (68) | 266 (77) | |||
| 16+ | 62 (11) | 58 (94) | 34 (60) | 45 (79) | |||
| Missing | 7 (1) | ||||||
| No. of specialties | .03* | .50 | .62 | ||||
| Single | 424 (74) | 330 (78) | 273 (67) | 309 (76) | |||
| Multiple | 124 (22) | 108 (88) | 71 (62) | 90 (79) | |||
| Other | 17 (3) | 12 (75) | 10 (71) | 9 (69) | |||
| Missing | 9 (2) | ||||||
| Type | .16 | .21 | .04* | ||||
| Private practice | 409 (71) | 321 (78) | 267 (68) | 312 (79) | |||
| Other | 157 (27) | 130 (84) | 87 (62) | 97 (70) | |||
| Missing | 8 (1) | ||||||
| Location | .17 | .24 | .19 | ||||
| Urban | 156 (27) | 119 (77) | 90 (63) | 109 (76) | |||
| Suburban | 291 (51) | 230 (79) | 189 (68) | 217 (79) | |||
| Rural | 110 (19) | 96 (87) | 70 (66) | 73 (70) | |||
| Other | 6 (1) | 5 (83) | 2 (33) | 5 (100) | |||
| Missing | 11 (2) | ||||||
| Region | .06 | .45 | .52 | ||||
| Northeast | 106 (18) | 86 (81) | 68 (68) | 79 (80) | |||
| Midwest | 149 (26) | 128 (86) | 96 (67) | 111 (78) | |||
| South | 189 (33) | 141 (75) | 119 (68) | 136 (78) | |||
| West | 116 (20) | 92 (80) | 66 (59) | 78 (72) | |||
| Missing | 14 (2) | ||||||
| Patient characteristics | |||||||
| Patient payment method | |||||||
| Private insurance | .24 | .23 | .10 | ||||
| 0–50% of patients | 269 (47) | 209 (78) | 158 (63) | 182 (74) | |||
| 51–100% of patients | 284 (49) | 233 (82) | 185 (68) | 218 (80) | |||
| Missing | 21 (4) | ||||||
| Patient race (majority) | .01* | .17 | .10 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 422 (74) | 348 (83) | 260 (65) | 315 (79) | |||
| Other | 146 (25) | 105 (72) | 95 (71) | 94 (71) | |||
| Missing | 6 (1) | ||||||
a
Sample size after omitting respondents with missing data on the outcome (n = 2).
b
Sample size after omitting respondents with missing data on the outcome (n = 2) and who reported they do not perform Pap tests (n = 30).
c
Sample size after omitting respondents with missing data on the outcome (n = 1) and who reported they do not perform Pap tests (n = 35).
d
P-value from Fisher’s exact test.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01