Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics and Key Comparisons Between Hospitalist and Non-Hospitalist Survey Respondents
| Hospitalists n (%) |
Non-hospitalists n (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | |||
| Female | 98 (52%) | 373 (54%) | |
| Male | 89 (47%) | 308 (45%) | 0.62 |
| Age: | |||
| 25–44 years | 138 (73%) | 312 (45%) | |
| 45–64 years | 47 (25%) | 341 (50%) | |
| >65 years | 3 (2%) | 27 (4%) | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnic background: | |||
| African American/black | 6 (3%) | 34 (5%) | |
| Asian | 46 (24%) | 106 (15%) | |
| Caucasian/white | 125 (64%) | 505 (72%) | |
| Latino/Hispanic | 6 (3%) | 24 (3%) | |
| Native American/Alaska Native | 0 (0%) | 3 (<1%) | |
| Other | 5 (3%) | 15 (2%) | 0.07 |
| Academic rank: | |||
| Instructor | 16 (8%) | 37 (5%) | |
| Clinical or adjunct faculty | 17 (9%) | 42 (6%) | |
| Assistant professor | 87 (46%) | 237 (34%) | |
| Associate professor | 37 (20%) | 187 (27%) | |
| Full professor | 21 (11%) | 151 (22%) | |
| N/A | 5 (3%) | 19 (3%) | |
| Other | 6 (3%) | 15 (2%) | <0.001 |
| Financial compensation | |||
| <$100,000 | 5 (3%) | 26 (4%) | |
| $100,001–150,000 | 23 (12%) | 82 (12%) | |
| $150,001–200,000 | 88 (47%) | 277 (42%) | |
| $200,001–250,000 | 39 (21%) | 151 (22%) | |
| $250,001–300,000 | 18 (9%) | 62 (9%) | |
| >$300,000 | 4 (2%) | 39 (6%) | 0.31 |
| Principal administrative responsibilities (some chose more than one): | |||
| N/A | 42 (22%) | 123 (18%) | |
| Dean or associate dean | 7 (4%) | 25 (4%) | |
| Fellowship director | 4 (2%) | 44 (6%) | |
| Clerkship director | 19 (10%) | 48 (7%) | |
| Division/section chief | 24 (13%) | 62 (9%) | |
| Associate division/section chief | 8 (4%) | 28 (4%) | |
| Residency program director | 7 (4%) | 32 (5%) | |
| Associate residency program director | 35 (19%) | 77 (11%) | |
| Medical director | 25 (13%) | 79 (11%) | |
| Research center director | 3 (2%) | 45 (7%) | |
| Course director | 27 (14%) | 100 (15%) | |
| Chair | 6 (3%) | 15 (2%) | |
| Clinic director | 7 (4%) | 54 (8%) | |
| Hospital administrator | 16 (8%) | 30 (4%) | |
| Other | 27 (14%) | 130 (23%) | <0.01 |
| Proportion of time spent on the following: | |||
| Administrative: | |||
| 1–49% | 139 (89%) | 481 (84%) | |
| 50–99% | 17 (11%) | 88 (15%) | |
| 100% | 0 (0%) | 2 (<1%) | 0.22 |
| Clinical: | |||
| 1–49% | 97 (52%) | 436 (68%) | |
| 50–99 | 82 (44%) | 197 (31%) | |
| 100% | 8 (4%) | 10 (1%) | <0.001 |
| Research: | |||
| 1–49% | 106 (83%) | 351 (91%) | |
| 50–99 | 21 (17%) | 31 (8%) | |
| 100% | 0 (0%) | 2 (<1%) | <0.05 |
| Teaching: | |||
| 1–49% | 162 (92%) | 601 (95%) | |
| 50–99 | 14 (8%) | 31 (5%) | |
| 100% | 1 (<1%) | 2 (<1%) | <0.26 |
| Time spent with learners during clinical efforts: | |||
| 1–49% | 74 (40%) | 382 (62%) | |
| 50–99 | 73 (40%) | 157 (26%) | |
| 100% | 37 (20%) | 74 (12%) | <0.001 |