TABLE 1—
Demographics of Survey Respondents (Unweighted): Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, United States, 2014
| Characteristic | CDC (n = 6 562), No. (%) | State Central Office (n = 10 246), No. (%) | BCHC LHDs (n = 2 438), No. (%) | Other LHDs and RHDs (n = 8 541), No. (%) |
| Supervisors or higher | 1 247 (19) | 3 381 (33) | 707 (29) | 2 135 (25) |
| Have annualized earnings > $75 000 | 3 872 (59) | 3 893 (38) | 1 121 (46) | 1 537 (18) |
| Have been in the same organization ≥ 5 y | 4 856 (74) | 6 660 (65) | 1 707 (70) | 5 722 (67) |
| Are considering leaving their organization in the next year | 1 837 (28) | 2 664 (26) | 536 (22) | 1 794 (21) |
| Are planning to retire before 2020 | 1 247 (19) | 2 459 (24) | 536 (22) | 2 050 (24) |
| Are aged ≥ 50 y | 2 953 (45) | 4 098 (40) | 878 (36) | 3 587 (42) |
| Have a bachelor’s degree | 5 709 (87) | 7 685 (75) | 1 780 (73) | 5 210 (61) |
| Have a master’s degree | 4 462 (68) | 4 303 (42) | 1 000 (41) | 1 794 (21) |
| Have a public health degree (any level) | NAa | 1 642 (16) | 410 (17) | 532 (6) |
| Are non-Hispanic White | 3 740 (57) | 7 172 (70) | 707 (29) | 6 064 (71) |
| Are female | 3 937 (60) | 7 377 (72) | 1 829 (75) | 7 174 (84) |
Note. BCHC = Big City Health Coalition; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; LHD = local health department; NA = not applicable; RHD = regional health department.
a
Estimate is not available as it was not asked on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.