Table 2.

Practice Characteristics Reported by Clinicians^a and Pharmacists,^b U.S., Internet Panel Survey, 2017

Characteristics	n	Weighted %
Clinicians (n=1,714)
Medical specialty
IM	370	25.5
FM	479	30.7
OB/GYN	445	23.6
Other specialty care	408	20.2
Practice setting
Private practice office	808	47.6
Office practice owned by a hospital	633	36.4
Urgent care clinic	42	2.5
Community health center	105	6.2
Public health clinic	26	1.4
VA clinic	29	1.9
Other	71	4.1
Number of specialties
Single-specialty practice	1,143	63.6
Multi-specialty practice	571	36.4
Practice size
Small (1–2 physicians)	522	29.5
Medium (3–5 physicians)	471	27.9
Large (≥ 6 physicians)	683	42.6
U.S. Census region
Northeast	453	19.9
Midwest	330	22.6
South	599	37.8
West	332	19.6
Pharmacists (n=261)
Pharmacy setting
Chain drug store	102	40.5
Independent community pharmacy	56	22.0
Supermarket	56	20.3
Mass merchantc	31	11.2
Other	16	6.0
Pharmacy size
Small (1–2 pharmacists)	105	39.5
Medium (3-5 pharmacists)	140	54.7
Large (≥ 6 pharmacists)	16	5.9
U.S. Census region
Northeast	59	16.2
Midwest	58	24.0
South	91	39.9
West	53	19.9

^aClinicians include physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Data for clinicians were obtained from the 2017 National Survey of Healthcare Providers Regarding Vaccination Practices for Adults, conducted for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Abt Associates.

^bData for pharmacists were obtained from the 2017 National Survey of Pharmacists Regarding Vaccination Practices for Adults, conducted for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Abt Associates.

^cMass merchant is a retail store that includes a wide variety of merchandise in addition to the pharmacy.

FM, family medicine; IM, internal medicine; OB/GYN, obstetrics and gynecology; VA, Veterans Affairs.