Table 1.
Survey respondent demographics
| No. of survey respondents (N = 470) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 304 (64.7) |
| Male | 166 (35.3) |
| Primary work setting | |
| Community pharmacy | 298 (63.4) |
| Hospital pharmacy | 128 (27.2) |
| Primary care network | 10 (2.1) |
| Academia/university affiliation | 5 (1.1) |
| Industry | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| Other | 27 (5.7) |
| Population of practice area | |
| Rural (<1000) | 11 (2.3) |
| Small population (1000 to 29,999) | 100 (21.3) |
| Medium population (30,000 to 99,999) | 76 (16.2) |
| Large urban population (≥100,000) | 283 (60.2) |
| Average hours worked per week | |
| Casual | 16 (3.4) |
| Part-time (<30 per week) | 79 (16.8) |
| Full-time (≥30 per week) | 375 (79.8) |
| Age group (years old) | |
| 20 to 29 | 111 (23.6) |
| 30 to 39 | 114 (24.3) |
| 40 to 49 | 113 (24.0) |
| 50 to 59 | 102 (21.7) |
| 60 to 69 | 27 (5.7) |
| ≥70 | 3 (0.6) |
| Current level of education | |
| Bachelor of science in pharmacy | 425 (90.4) |
| Pharmacy practice residency | 43 (9.1) |
| Master’s | 31 (6.6) |
| PharmD | 32 (6.8) |
| PhD | 4 (0.9) |
| Additional authorizations | |
| Additional Prescribing Authorization (APA) | 182 (38.7) |
| Administer drugs by injection | 342 (72.8) |
| Ability to order labs (PRAC ID) | 332 (70.6) |
| Years in practice | |
| 0 to 5 | 149 (31.7) |
| 6 to 10 | 62 (13.2) |
| 11 to 15 | 46 (9.8) |
| 16 to 20 | 49 (10.4) |
| 21 to 25 | 49 (10.4) |
| 26 to 30 | 38 (8.1) |
| 31 to 35 | 43 (9.4) |
| ≥36 | 33 (7.0) |