Table 1. Respondent Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No./Total No. (%) | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Respondents (n = 553)a | MGH DOM (N = 988)b | |
| Demographics | ||
| Sexb | ||
| Male | 308 (55.7) | 571 (57.8) |
| Female | 245 (44.3) | 417 (42.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Nonminorityc | 514/547 (94.0) | NA |
| Minority | 33/547 (6.0) | NA |
| Professional characteristics | ||
| Rankb | ||
| Instructor | 245/549 (44.6) | 497 (50.3) |
| Assistant professor | 167/549 (30.4) | 258 (26.1) |
| Associate professor | 79/549 (14.4) | 137 (13.9) |
| Professor | 58/549 (10.6) | 96 (9.7) |
| Degree | ||
| MD or PhD | 46/552 (8.3) | NA |
| MD or higher | 427/552 (77.4) | NA |
| PhD or higher | 71/552 (12.9) | NA |
| Other | 8/552 (1.4) | NA |
| Satisfaction with current position | ||
| Very satisfied | 158/501 (31.5) | NA |
| Satisfied | 218/501 (43.5) | NA |
| Not satisfied or neutral | 125/501 (25.0) | NA |
| Respect and value | ||
| Feel treated with respect | ||
| Strongly agree | 231/497 (46.5) | NA |
| Somewhat agree | 148/497 (29.8) | NA |
| Disagree or neutral | 118/497 (23.7) | NA |
| Feel valued | ||
| Strongly agree | 181/500 (36.2) | NA |
| Somewhat agree | 177/500 (35.4) | NA |
| Disagree or neutral | 142/500 (28.4) | NA |
Abbreviations: DOM, Department of Medicine; MGH, Massachusetts General Hospital; NA, not available.
a
Percentages among respondents to each characteristic question.
b
For the DOM population, sex and rank were from the faculty affairs tracking database; race/ethnicity and degree were not available from this database. For the survey respondents, sex and rank were from survey responses, supplemented (ie, missing data) by the tracking database.
c
Nonminority includes white and Asian individuals.