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. 2021 Apr 26;37(3):632–636. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06818-1

Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample (N=3216)

Measure Overall Male
(N=1270)
Female
(N=1946)
% % %
Burnout 47.6 47.2 47.8
Occupation
MD/DO 65.9 83.9 54.1
NP 27.3 9.0 39.3
PA 6.8 7.1 6.6
Race
White 65.4 62.9 69.2
Black 7.2 4.9 8.6
Asian 18.8 17.7 19.4
Other 3.4 3.4 3.5
Unknown 5.2 4.7 5.6
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic 84.3 82.4 85.6
Hispanic 6.5 8.1 5.4
Unknown 9.2 9.0 9.5
VA tenure
<1 year 11.4 9.9 12.4
1–2 years 8.9 7.6 9.8
2–5 years 23.1 21.9 23.8
5–10 years 20.2 20.0 20.3
10–20 years 26.2 27.6 25.3
20+ years 8.9 11.7 7.1
Unknown 1.4 1.4 1.3
Supervisor status
Yes 10.9 15.6 7.9
No 87.6 83.5 90.2
Unknown 1.5 0.9 1.9

Abbreviations: DO, Doctor of Osteopathy; MD, Doctor of Medicine; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; SD, standard deviation; VA, Veterans Health Administration