Table 1.
Characteristics of survey respondents
| Characteristics | U.S. (n = 210) | Japanese (n = 72) |
|---|---|---|
| Years in practice | ||
| Currently in training | 5.3% (11) | 9.7% (7) |
| 0–4 | 9.6% (20) | 6.9% (5) |
| 5–10 | 18.8% (39) | 18.1% (13) |
| 11–19 | 23.8% (50) | 40.3% (29) |
| 20–29 | 27.9% (58) | 16.7% (12) |
| Over 30 | 15.2% (32) | 8.3% (6) |
| Medical specialty | ||
| General pediatrics | 38.1% (80) | 17.1% (12)a |
| Subspecialists | 61.9% (130) | 83.1% (59)a |
| Practice settingb | ||
| Physician’s office, solo practice | 4.8% (10) | 13.9% (10) |
| Physician’s office, single specialty group practice | 20.7% (43) | 5.6% (4) |
| Multi-specialty group practice or clinic | 23.6% (49) | 0% (0) |
| Hospital, teaching | 55.3% (115) | 79.2% (57) |
| Hospital, nonteaching | 4.8% (10) | 11.1% (8) |
| Urgent care facility | 1.4% (3) | 0% (0) |
| Home health agency | 0% (0) | 1.2% (1) |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 45.7% (96) | |
| Midwest | 6.7% (14) | |
| South | 31.0% (65) | |
| West | 2.4% (5) | |
| Other | 3.8% (8) | |
| Unknown | 9.6% (20) | |
| Tohoku | 8% (6) | |
| Kanto | 48.9% (35) | |
| Chubu | 13% (9) | |
| Shikoku | 2.8% (2) | |
| Okinawa | 1.4% (1) | |
| Unknown | 23.6% (17) |
aOne respondent did not answer
bThis question was “select all that apply”