Table 1.
Self-Reported Demographic and Practice-Related Characteristics of Participants (N=457)
| Characteristic | Participants, N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| <40 | 136 (29.8) |
| 40-59 | 225 (49.2) |
| ≥60 | 94 (20.6) |
| Missing | 2 (0.4) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 296 (64.8) |
| Female | 154 (33.7) |
| Missing | 7 (1.5) |
| Racea | |
| Asian | 150 (32.8) |
| Black or African American | 15 (3.3) |
| White | 244 (53.4) |
| Other | 37 (8.1) |
| Missing | 11 (2.4) |
| Relationship statusb | |
| Married | 391 (85.6) |
| Other | 62 (13.6) |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) |
| Geographical region of practice | |
| Northeast or mid-Atlantic (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA, DE, MD, DC) | 163 (35.7) |
| Midwest (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) | 64 (14.0) |
| South (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX) | 131 (28.7) |
| West (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) | 82 (17.9) |
| Missing | 17 (3.7) |
| International medical graduate status | |
| Yes | 167 (36.5) |
| No | 285 (62.4) |
| Missing | 5 (1.1) |
| Years in practice | |
| 0-5 | 110 (24.1) |
| 6-20 | 219 (47.9) |
| >20 | 124 (27.1) |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) |
| Number of patients seen per wk | |
| ≤25 | 80 (17.5) |
| 26-75 | 217 (47.5) |
| >75 | 155 (33.9) |
| Missing | 5 (1.1) |
| Academic setting of practice | |
| Yes | 286 (62.6) |
| No | 167 (36.5) |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) |
| Occupies the majority of working time | |
| Patient care | 305 (66.7) |
| Other | 114 (25.0) |
| Missing | 38 (8.3) |
| Subject area(s) of practicea | |
| Pediatrics | 30 (6.7) |
| Transplantation | 173 (37.9) |
| Critical care | 198 (43.3) |
| Interventional nephrology | 22 (4.8) |
| Palliative care | 35 (7.7) |
| Dialysis | 362 (79.2) |
| Nondialysis kidney disease | 378 (82.7) |
| Missing | 20 (4.4) |
Abbreviations: AK, Alaska, AL, Alabama; AR, Arkansas; AZ, Arizona; CA, California; CO, Colorado; CT, Connecticut; DC, District of Columbia; DE, Delaware; FL, Florida; GA, Georgia; HI, Hawaii; IA, Iowa; ID, Idaho; IL, Illinois; IN, Indiana; KS, Kansas; KY, Kentucky; LA, Louisiana; MA, Massachusetts; MD, Maryland; ME, Maine; MI, Michigan; MN, Minnesota; MO, Missouri; MS, Mississippi; MT, Montana; NC, North Carolina; ND, North Dakota; NE, Nebraska; NH, New Hampshire; NJ, New Jersey; NM, New Mexico; NV, Nevada; NY, New York; OH, Ohio; OK, Oklahoma; OR, Oregon; PA, Pennsylvania; RI, Rhode Island; SC, South Carolina; SD, South Dakota; TN, Tennessee; TX, Texas; UT, Utah; VA, Virginia; VT, Vermont; WA, Washington; WI, Wisconsin; WV, West Virginia; WY, Wyoming.
Participants could select >1 answer.
No participants selected that they were widowed.