Table 1.
Respondent Characteristics (n = 744)
| % | |
|---|---|
| Age (mean = 48.6; SD = 10.7) | |
| 39 years or less | 25.1 |
| 40–49 years | 29.1 |
| 50–59 years | 27.2 |
| 60+ years | 18.5 |
| Gender | |
| Women | 64.1 |
| Men | 35.9 |
| Area | |
| Suburban | 41.0 |
| Urban, inner city | 20.9 |
| Urban, not inner city | 26.9 |
| Rural | 11.1 |
| Setting | |
| Solo or 2 physician practice | 12.2 |
| Group practice/health maintenance organization | 56.4 |
| Medical school/hospital/clinic | 31.4 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 21.6 |
| Midwest | 22.0 |
| South | 35.3 |
| West | 20.9 |
| Subspecialist status | |
| Primary care | 73.9 |
| Subspecialist | 26.0 |
SD indicates standard deviation.