Table 1a.
Frequency (%) of practice characteristics of respondents
| Characteristic | Total (n=216) |
Urban (n=153, 29%) |
Rural (n=63, 71%) |
p value for urban/rural difference |
| >50 patients in practice | 163 (75) | 110 (72) | 53 (84) | 0.06 |
| >5 nephrologists in practice | 120 (56) | 96 (63) | 24 (38) | <0.001 |
| ≤2 transplant centers within 50 miles | 148 (68) | 93 (61) | 55 (87) | <0.001 |
| Distance to nearest transplant center <50 miles | 155 (72) | 136 (89) | 19 (30) | <0.001 |
| >50% of patients have completed high school | 147 (68) | 109 (71) | 38 (60) | 0.11 |