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. 2019 Feb 7;25(2 Suppl):S78–S86. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000928

TABLE 1. Demographics and Workforce Characteristics Among Staff Members Responding to PH WINS in 2014 and 2017 (n = 7289).

2014 2017
Supervisory statusa
Nonsupervisor 70% 65%
Supervisor 17% 20%
Manager 11% 13%
Executive 2% 3%
Race/ethnicity
American Indian 1% 1%
Asian 5% 5%
Black/African American 12% 12%
Hispanic/Latino 8% 8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
White 70% 70%
≥2 races 5% 5%
Age,a y
21-30 6% 2%
31-40 18% 16%
41-50 29% 26%
51-60 36% 36%
61+ 10% 20%
Tenure in current position,a y
0-5 55% 47%
6-10 23% 23%
11-15 11% 14%
16-20 5% 8%
21+ 6% 8%
Tenure in current agency,a y
0-5 32% 19%
6-10 24% 23%
11-15 17% 20%
16-20 11% 15%
21+ 16% 22%
Highest degree
No college degree 18% 16%
Associate 13% 14%
Bachelor's 35% 35%
Master's 27% 28%
Doctoral 7% 7%
Annualized salarya
<$25 000 5% 2%
$25 000-$35 000 13% 10%
$35 001-$45 000 16% 13%
$45 001-$55 000 19% 16%
$55 001-$65 000 15% 15%
$65 001-$75 000 12% 14%
$75 001-$85 000 9% 10%
$85 001-$95 000 5% 7%
>$95 000 7% 12%

Abbreviation: PH WINS, Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey.

aStatistically significantly different between 2014 and 2017 at P < .05. Included in this table are staff who responded to the PH WINS in 2014 and 2017.