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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2021 Nov 30;24(1):214–224. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.08.008

Table 2.

Characteristics of pre-education and post-education survey respondents.a

Characteristic Pre-education Survey
n (%)
Post-education Survey
n (%)
p

Role 0.019
 Physician 1052 (61.2%) 719 (56.9%)
 APP 667 (38.8%) 544 (43.1%)
Age <0.001
 <30 97 (5.6%) 54 (4.3%)
 30–39 618 (36.0%) 385 (30.5%)
 40–49 428 (24.9%) 343 (27.2%)
 50–59 304 (17.7%) 254 (20.1%)
 60–69 225 (13.1%) 197 (15.6%)
 70+ 38 (2.2%) 24 (1.9%)
 Missing age 9 (0.5%) 6 (0.5%)
Primary Specialtyb
 Family Medicine 383 (22.3%) 274 (21.7%)
 Internal Medicine 137 (8.0%) 90 (7.1%)
 OB/Gyn 76 (4.4%) 43 (3.4%)
 Pediatrics/Pediatric Sub-Specialties 156 (9.1%) 99 (7.8%)
Years out of residencyc <0.001
 <5 years 289 (27.5%) 113 (15.7%)
 5–9 years 208 (19.8%) 130 (18.1%)
 10–14 years 136 (12.9%) 99 (13.8%)
 15–19 years 131 (12.5%) 87 (12.1%)
 20+ years 266 (25.3%) 263 (36.6%)
 Out of residency missing 22 (2.1%) 27 (3.8%)
Genetics education in medical school or residency 900 (52.4%) 810 (64.1%) <0.001
a

Evaluations of specific modules did not collect information about respondent characteristics.

b

At pre-education, respondents could endorse multiple primary specialties and write in others. At post-education, respondents could choose a single response option and write in others. Additional specialties reported are summarized in Appendix 2.

c

Data for these items were collected only from physicians.