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. 2019 Nov 25;19:844. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4679-8

Table 1.

Participant Demographics (n = 264)

Total Provider Specialist
Mean age ± SD (range), years 39.9 ±13.7 (21-81) 48.9 ±14 (21-81) 34.6 ±10.3 (23-75)
Years practicing 12.4 ±11.8 (1-50) 18.7 ±12.7 (1-50) 8.6 ±9.2 (1-47)
Gender
Male 19.7% 39.4% 7.8%
Female 80.3% 60.6% 92.2%
Race
White 90.1% 88.9% 90.9%
Asian 5.0% 5.1% 4.9%
Black or African American 0.7% 2.0% 0.0%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.0% 1.2%
Did not wish to self identify 0.7% 1.0% 0.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 2.0% 2.4%
Medical Specialty
Internal Medicine 9.5% 25.3%
Primary care (MD) 6.8% 18.2%
Nurse Practitioner 6.1% 16.2%
Family medicine (MD) 5.7% 15.2%
Physician Assistant 5.3% 14.1%
Other∗ 2.3% 6.1%
Emergency Medicine 1.9% 5.2%
Genetic Counselor 61.0% 97.6%
Clinical Geneticists 1.5% 2.4%
Work Environment
Hospital 42.8% 26.3% 52.7%
Clinic 14.0% 15.2% 13.3%
Group Practice 9.8% 20.2% 3.6%
Integrated Healthcare Delivery System 8.7% 13.1% 6.1%
Laboratory 6.4% 10.3%
Employed Physician Practice 6.4% 12.1% 3.0%
University Medical Center 3.0% 4.0% 2.4%
Academia 1.9% 3.0% 1.2%
Solo Practice 1.5% 1.0% 1.8%
Other 1.5% 2.0% 1.2%
Clinical Research 1.1% 1.8%
Health Center 1.1% 3.0%
Industry 0.8% 1.2%
Telecommute 0.8% 1.2%

*Medical oncology, clinical research, endocrinology, pediatric sports medicine, and infectious diseases