Table 1.
Respondent Demographics by Practice Setting.a
| Academic (n = 405), n (%) | Privademic (n = 204), n (%) | Private (n = 144), n (%) | Public (n = 139), n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | n = 405 | n = 203 | n = 144 | n = 139 | .25 |
| 25-34 | 66 (16.3) | 27 (13.3) | 18 (12.5) | 19 (13.7) | |
| 35-44 | 133 (32.8) | 91 (44.8) | 57 (39.6) | 61 (43.9) | |
| 45-54 | 120 (29.6) | 47 (23.2) | 39 (27.1) | 37 (26.6) | |
| 55-64 | 75 (18.5) | 34 (16.7) | 23 (16) | 18 (12.9) | |
| 65+ | 11 (2.7) | 4 (2.0) | 7 (4.9) | 4 (2.9) | |
| Male sex | 372 (91.9) | 196 (96.1) | 137 (95.1) | 117 (84.2) | .0013 |
| Estimated home city population | n = 403 | n = 203 | n = 144 | n = 139 | <.0001 |
| <100 000 | 14 (3.5) | 3 (1.5) | 6 (4.2) | 22 (15.8) | |
| 100 000-500 000 | 79 (19.6) | 33 (16.3) | 30 (20.8) | 43 (30.9) | |
| 500 000-1 000 000 | 71 (17.6) | 29 (14.3) | 21 (14.6) | 15 (10.8) | |
| 1 000 000-2 000 000 | 54 (13.4) | 47 (23.2) | 23 (16) | 20 (14.4) | |
| >2 000 000 | 185 (45.9) | 91 (44.8) | 64 (44.4) | 39 (28.1) | |
| Geographic region | n = 400 | n = 198 | n = 142 | n = 137 | <.0001 |
| Africa | 20 (5.0) | 13 (6.6) | 7 (4.9) | 4 (2.9) | |
| Asia | 127 (31.8) | 29 (14.6) | 26 (18.3) | 30 (21.9) | |
| Australia | 1 (0.3) | 4 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.5) | |
| Europe | 115 (28.9) | 47 (23.7) | 20 (14.1) | 59 (43.1) | |
| Middle east | 23 (5.8) | 28 (14.1) | 15 (10.6) | 11 (8.0) | |
| North America | 91 (22.8) | 23 (11.6) | 30 (21.1) | 7 (5.1) | |
| South/Latin America | 23 (5.8) | 54 (27.3) | 43 (30.3) | 24 (17.5) | |
| Specialty | n = 401 | n = 202 | n = 140 | n = 138 | .63 |
| Neurosurgery | 100 (24.9) | 55 (27.2) | 41 (29.3) | 36 (26.1) | |
| Orthopedics | 294 (73.3) | 145 (71.8) | 97 (69.3) | 99 (71.7) | |
| Pediatric surgery | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Trauma | 7 (1.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | |
| Fellowship trained | 282 (69.3) | 158 (77.5) | 112 (77.8) | 86 (61.9) | .0039 |
| Years since training completion | n = 279 | n = 158 | n = 109 | n = 84 | .23 |
| <5 | 64 (22.9) | 38 (24.1) | 33 (30.3) | 4 (28.6) | |
| 5-10 | 53 (19) | 41 (26) | 24 (22) | 19 (22.6) | |
| 10-15 | 53 (19) | 25 (15.8) | 13 (11.9) | 13 (15.5) | |
| 15-20 | 63 (22.6) | 19 (12) | 20 (18.4) | 15 (17.9) | |
| >20 | 46 (16.5) | 35 (22.2) | 19 (17.4) | 13 (15.5) | |
| Percent research | n = 404 | n = 204 | n = 143 | n = 138 | .0003 |
| 0%-25% | 306 (75.7) | 167 (81.9) | 129 (90.2) | 126 (91.3) | |
| 26%-50% | 78 (19.3) | 29 (14.2) | 13 (9.1) | 8 (5.8) | |
| 51%-75% | 10 (2.5) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.9) | |
| 76%-100% | 10 (2.5) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Percent clinical | n = 404 | n = 204 | n = 143 | n = 139 | .011 |
| 0%-25% | 13 (3.2) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.8) | 2 (1.4) | |
| 26%-50% | 47 (11.6) | 19 (9.3) | 10 (7) | 10 (7.2) | |
| 51%-75% | 96 (23.8) | 53 (26) | 16 (11.2) | 29 (20.9) | |
| 76%-100% | 248 (61.4) | 129 (63.2) | 113 (79) | 98 (70.5) | |
| Percent teaching | n = 404 | n = 203 | n = 143 | n = 138 | .0009 |
| 0%-25% | 292 (72.3) | 135 (66.5) | 124 (86.7) | 114 (82.6) | |
| 26%-50% | 70 (17.2) | 49 (24.1) | 15 (10.5) | 17 (12.3) | |
| 51%-75% | 28 (6.9) | 14 (6.9) | 2 (1.4) | 6 (4.4) | |
| 76%-100% | 14 (3.5) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) |
a Demographic data presented as number of respondents (n) and percent of total respondents for specific question (%). For privacy reasons, respondents were not required to answer all demographic questions.