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