Table 2.
Demographic, Practice, and Patient Characteristics of Study Participants (N=280)
| Demographic characteristics | % | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 52% | |
| Age | 50.4 (8.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 56% | |
| Asian/Asian American | 24% | |
| Black/African American | 10% | |
| Other races | 2% | |
| Latino/Latina | 12% | |
| Location | ||
| Atlanta | 11% | |
| Chicago | 12% | |
| Dallas | 11% | |
| Houston | 15% | |
| LA | 11% | |
| NYC | 9% | |
| Miami | 6% | |
| Philadelphia | 10% | |
| San Francisco | 9% | |
| Washington, DC | 7% | |
| Practice characteristics | ||
| Professional position | ||
| Physician | 94% | |
| Nurse practitioner | 6% | |
| Physician assistant | <1% | |
| Specialty area | ||
| Internal medicine | 62% | |
| Family medicine | 38% | |
| Hours per week in ambulatory setting | ||
| More than 24 | 73% | |
| 17–24 | 12% | |
| 4–16 | 15% | |
| Practice setting | ||
| Private – solo practice | 25% | |
| Private – group practice | 33% | |
| Public hospital/hospital-based clinic | 7% | |
| Community health center | 8% | |
| Academic/university-based hospital or clinic | 22% | |
| Veteran’s Administration clinic or hospital | 2% | |
| Other | 3% | |
| Years licensed | 19.7 (8.2) | |
| Patient characteristics | ||
| Majority of patients ages 13–64 | 78% | |
| Est. percentage of patients who are MSM | ||
| 1–25% | 84% | |
| More than 25% | 4% | |
| Don’t know | 12% | |
| Est. percentage of patients with Medicare/Medicaid | 34% (23%) | |
| Est. percentage of patients who are uninsured | 9% (11%) | |
| Est. number of HIV negative patients | 1,374.3 (1397.9) | |
| Est. number of HIV positive patients | 12.4 (16.0) | |
LA, Los Angeles; NYC, New York City; Est., estimated