Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents.
| Type of Health Care Professional School |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All Schools, n (%) (N = 188) | Medical School, n (%) (n = 22) | Nursing School, n (%) (n = 128) | Pharmacy School, n (%) (n = 38) |
| Region | ||||
| Northeasta | 46 (24) | 6 (27) | 31 (24) | 9 (24) |
| Southeastb | 46 (24) | 7 (32) | 28 (22) | 11 (29) |
| Midwestc | 56 (30) | 3 (14) | 42 (33) | 11 (29) |
| Southwestd | 18 (10) | 3 (14) | 12 (9) | 3 (8) |
| Weste | 22 (12) | 3 (14) | 15 (12) | 4 (11) |
| Noncontinental United Statesf | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Average class size | ||||
| Less than 50 | 42 (22) | 0 (0) | 41 (32) | 1 (3) |
| 50 to 100 | 67 (36) | 6 (27) | 39 (30) | 22 (58) |
| 100 to 150 | 23 (12) | 6 (27) | 10 (8) | 7 (18) |
| 150 to 200 | 15 (8) | 7 (32) | 6 (5) | 2 (5) |
| 200 to 250 | 11 (6) | 2 (9) | 5 (4) | 4 (11) |
| 250 to 300 | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 1 (3) |
| More than 300 | 25 (14) | 1 (5) | 24 (19) | 1(3) |
| Years of school establishment | ||||
| Less than 25 years | 49 (26) | 3 (14) | 27 (21) | 19 (50) |
| 25 to 100 years | 106 (56) | 6 (27) | 93 (73) | 7 (18) |
| More than 100 years | 33 (18) | 13 (59) | 8 (6) | 12 (32) |
| Number of faculty | ||||
| Less than 25 | 76 (40) | 0 (0) | 73 (57) | 3 (8) |
| 25 to 50 | 50 (32) | 0 (0) | 33 (26) | 27 (71) |
| 50 to 75 | 18 (10) | 1 (5) | 13 (10) | 4 (11) |
| 75 to 100 | 9 (5) | 0 (0) | 5 (4) | 4 (11) |
| 100 to 123 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 125 to 150 | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| More than 150 | 23 (12) | 21 (95) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Years of serving as dean | ||||
| Less than 5 years | 98 (52) | 12 (55) | 67 (52) | 19 (50) |
| 5 to 10 years | 55 (29) | 4 (18) | 39 (30) | 12 (32) |
| 10 to 15 years | 18 (10) | 4 (18) | 12 (9) | 2 (5) |
| 15 to 20 years | 6 (3) | 1 (5) | 3 (2) | 2 (5) |
| 20 to 25 years | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (3) |
| 25 to 30 years | 4 (2) | 1 (5) | 2 (2) | 1 (3) |
| More than 30 years | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 4 (3) | 1 (3) |
a
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
b
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
c
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
d
Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
e
California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Washington.
f
Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.