| No. |
844 |
| Age, mean (SD) [range], y |
35.8 (5.2) [27-67] |
| Currently |
|
| Practicing |
826 (97.9) |
| Resident |
138 (16.4) |
| International medical graduate |
79 (9.4) |
| Years in practice |
|
| 0-5 |
530 (62.8) |
| 6-10 |
226 (26.8) |
| 11-15 |
49 (5.8) |
| 16-20 |
22 (2.6) |
| >20 |
17 (2.0) |
| Current work status |
|
| Employed full time |
694 (82.2) |
| Employed part time |
103 (12.2) |
| Unemployed |
15 (1.7) |
| On medical/family leave |
27 (3.2) |
| On disability or retired |
5 (0.6) |
| Mean time worked/wk, h |
|
| <25 |
31 (3.7) |
| 25-40 |
214 (25.4) |
| 41-60 |
446 (52.8) |
| 61-80 |
129 (15.3) |
| >80 |
24 (2.8) |
| Current or most recent practice setting |
|
| Solo practice |
11 (1.3) |
| Private practice group ≤3 physicians |
16 (1.9) |
| Private practice group >3 physicians |
143 (16.9) |
| Hospital-based practice |
235 (27.8) |
| Academic setting |
390 (46.2) |
| Other |
49 (5.8) |
| Ever carried a pregnancy to successful delivery |
832 (99.3) |
| Experienced a miscarriage |
247 (29.3) |
| Able to take time off to recover from miscarriage |
97 (39.3) |
| Would have benefited from being able to take time off |
114 (76.0) |
| Ever adopted a child/children |
10 (1.2) |
| International |
4 (0.5) |
| Domestic |
6 (0.7) |
| Needed additional time off for adoption process |
7 (70.0) |
| Total No. of children |
|
| 1 |
449 (53.3) |
| 2 |
319 (37.8) |
| 3 |
69 (8.2) |
| 4 |
6 (0.7) |
| First child conceived or adopted after completing medical school |
|
| First |
743 (88.0) |
| Second |
41 (4.9) |
| Third |
6 (0.7) |
| Fourth |
2 (0.2) |
| Unknown (question introduced after survey completion) |
52 (6.2) |
| Had someone recommend she not become pregnant at a particular period of time in training or work |
404 (47.9) |
| Delayed plans for family as a result |
128 (15.2) |
| Regretted delaying family planning |
47 (5.6) |
| Felt delay contributed to future difficulties conceiving |
48 (5.7) |
| Felt encouraged to have children/become pregnant at time course of her choosing |
454 (53.8) |
