Table 1.

Characteristics of Survey Respondents by Provider Specialty

	Pulmonologists N = 17		Primary care providers N = 72
	N or Mean	% (Range)	N or Mean	% (Range)
Age, mean	40.8	(29–67)	39.7	(28–64)
# Missing	2		9
Sex
Female	5	31.3	34	53.1
Male	11	68.8	30	46.9
Missing	1	--	8	--
Race
White	12	75.0	57	89.1
Non-white	4	25.0	7	10.9
Missing	1	--	8	--
Years in clinical practice, mean	13.4	(2–35)	11.0	(1–35)
# Missing	1		8
% Time in outpatient care
Mean	29.4	(10–70)	44.5	(5–100)
Median	25.0		40.0
# Missing	1		7
Average # patients seen in outpatient/week	16.7	(6–50)	28.0	(3–100)
# Missing	1		7