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. 2019 Nov 1;112(5):498–506. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz173

Table 1.

Sample characteristics, National Survey of Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment, 2017*

Sample characteristics No. Weighted %†
Total 1220 100.0
Physician characteristics
 Age, y
  <40 262 22.0
  40–49 371 30.9
  50–59 289 23.5
  ≥60 298 23.6
 Years since medical school  graduation
  7–14 293 25.0
  15–24 372 30.9
  25–34 272 21.9
  35–51 283 22.2
 Sex
  Male 877 65.9
  Female 343 34.1
 Race/ethnicity
  White, non-Hispanic 762 62.0
  Other 458 38.0
 Types of tumors treated
  Hematologic cancers only 140 11.7
  Hematologic and solid 792 64.4
  Solid tumors only 284 23.9
 Percentage of time providing patient care
  5–75% 368 31.0
  >76% 852 69.0
 Affiliation with medical  school or hospital 759 62.7
 Formal training in genomic  testing 680 56.2
 Use of next-generation  sequencing gene panel tests 913 74.5
Practice characteristics
 Practice type
  Solo 52 4.3
  Single specialty 519 42.0
  Multispecialty 540 44.8
  Other 103 8.9
 Located in metropolitan  statistical area
  Small/Medium 179 14.1
  Large 165 12.2
  Very large 876 73.7
 US geographic region
  Northeast 302 26.5
  Midwest 286 20.9
  South 419 34.8
  West 213 17.8
 Patient volume per month
  1–99 626 52.1
  ≥100 594 47.9
 Primary practice provides  internal policies or protocols  for genomic tests 579 47.9
 Primary practice has electronic  medical record alerts for  genomic tests 199 16.6
 Primary practice provides  genomic and/or molecular  tumor board for genomic tests 439 36.2
 Proportion of patients  insured by Medicaid≥10%  or self-pay or uninsured ≥10% 910 73.8
Area-level characteristics
 Mean per capita income
  >$60 000 311 26.8
  $45 000–60 000 524 42.6
  ≤$45 000 385 30.6
 % persons ≥25 years with  ≥4 years of college
  >45 247 20.8
  30–45 584 48.3
  ≤30 389 30.9
 Median gross rent
  >$1000 467 40.8
  $850–1000 397 32.0
  ≤$850 356 27.3
*

Data from the 2017 National Survey of Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment. Exact wording of survey questions and response options is listed in Supplementary Table 1 (available online).

Percentages weighted to account for complex survey design and survey nonresponse.