Table 1. Characteristics of Residents Completing the Survey.
| Participant Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| General surgery residents | 1318 (60.2) |
| Surgical subspecialtya | 870 (39.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1049 (50.2) |
| Female | 1041 (49.8) |
| Are you of Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin? | |
| Yes | 164 (7.9) |
| No | 1924 (92.2) |
| How would you describe yourself? | |
| White | 1572 (75.8) |
| African American | 75 (3.6) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0.1) |
| Asian | 263 (12.7) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 (0.2) |
| Other | 158 (7.6) |
| PGY level | |
| 1 | 466 (22.4) |
| 2 | 384 (18.5) |
| 3 | 360 (17.3) |
| 4 | 347 (16.7) |
| 5 | 368 (17.7) |
| Research/professional development | 156 (7.5) |
| Region of residency | |
| Northeast | 654 (31.5) |
| Southeast | 375 (18.1) |
| Southwest | 153 (7.4) |
| Midwest | 646 (31.1)) |
| West | 248 (12.0) |
| How did you access this survey? (n = 2076) | |
| Program director | 1716 (82.7) |
| Email from other source | 250 (12.0) |
| Email from AWS | 12 (0.04) |
| 85 (4.1) | |
| Surgeons’ mom group | 5 (0.2) |
| Other | 18 (0.9) |
| Relationship status | |
| Married or domestic partnership | 1312 (62.8) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 27 (1.3) |
| Never married/single | 750 (35.9) |
| Significant other employment status | |
| Full-time employed (≥40 h/wk) | 1042 (79.7) |
| Part-time employed (≤39 h/wk) | 64 (4.9) |
| Unemployed | 19 (1.45) |
| Student | 44 (3.4) |
| Retired | 1 (0.1) |
| Homemaker | 110 (8.4) |
| Self-employed | 21 (1.6) |
| Unable to work | 1 (0.1) |
| Other | 5 (0.4) |
| Spouse/partner’s occupation | |
| Nonphysician | 830 (63.8) |
| Practicing physician (nonsurgeon) | 121 (9.3) |
| Practicing surgeon | 46 (3.5) |
| Resident | 207 (15.9) |
| Other | 97 (7.5) |
Abbreviations: AWS, Association of Women Surgeons; PGY, postgraduate year.
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Surgical subspecialties included urology; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cardiothoracic; otolaryngology or ear, nose, and throat surgery; vascular; and neurosurgery.