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. 2022 Jun 16;64(7):621–627. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002550

TABLE 1.

Descriptive Data for All law professionals, Lawyers Only

Demographics Law Professionals N = 681 (Mean and SD or N and %) Lawyers Only N = 562 (Mean and SD or N and %) Support Staff N = 120 (Mean and SD or N and %)
Age 47.61 (12.53) 47.59 (12.37) 47.68 (13.27)
BMI 27.55 (6.01) 27.38 (5.84) 28.33 (6.73)
Gender
 Male 387 (56.74%) 375 (66.73%) 12 (10%)
 Female 295 (43.26%) 187 (33.27%) 108 (90%)
Location
 Urban 463 (67.99%) 375 (66.73%) 102 (85%)
 Sub-urban 155 (22.76%) 137 (24.42%) 18 (15%)
 Rural 63 (9.25%) 63 (11.23%) 0 (0%)
Types of law
 College or law school 4 (0.68%) 4 (0.78%) 0 (0%)
 In house attorney: corporation of a for-profit institution 42 (7.16%) 42 (8.14%) 0 (0%)
 In house attorney: government, public interest, or non-profit 90 (15.33%) 90 (17.44%) 0 (0%)
 Other law practice setting 14 (2.39%) 14 (2.71%) 0 (0%)
 Other setting (not law practice) 16 (2.73%) 16 (3.10%) 0 (0%)
 Private firm (all) 348 (59.23%) 277 (53.68%) 0 (0%)
 Private firm (2–6 lawyers) 68 (16.11%) 68 (16.11%) 1 (0.83%)
 Private firm (7–15 lawyers) 43 (10.19%) 43 (10.19%) 2 (1.67%)
 Private firm (16–50 lawyers) 24 (5.69%) 24 (5.69%) 40 (33%)
 Private firm (51–99) 20 (4.74%) 20 (4.74%) 77 (64.17%)
 Private firm (100–299) 14 (3.32%) 14 (3.32%) 0 (0%)
 Private firm (300–749) 14 (3.32%) 14 (3.32%) 0 (0%)
 Sole practitioner private practice average workweek 73 (12.44%) 73 (14.15%) 0 (0%)
<30 95 (13.93%) 82 (14.59%) 13 (10.83%)
 31–40 169 (24.78%) 112 (19.93%) 57 (47.50%)
 41–50 287 (42.08%) 243 (43.24%) 44 (36.67%)
 51–60 103 (15.1%) 98 (17.44%) 5 (4.17%)
 61–80 25 (3.67%) 24 (4.27%) 1 (0.83%)
 81–100þ 3 (0.34%) 3 (0.54%) 0 (0%)
Years practicing 18.15 (12.74) 18.29 (12.81) 17.50 (12.45)
Days physically active
 0 days 113 (16.57%) 85 (15.12%) 28 (23.33%)
 1 day 105 (15.4%) 84 (14.95%) 21 (17.50%)
 2 days 118 (17.3%) 99 (17.62%) 19 (15.83%)
 3 days 113 (16.57%) 94 (16.73%) 19 (15.83%)
 4 days 67 (9.82%) 55 (9.79%) 12 (10.00%)
 5 days 74 (10.85%) 63 (11.21%) 11 (9.17%)
 6 days 57 (8.36%) 48 (8.54%) 9 (7.50%)
 7 days 35 (5.13%) 34 (6.05%) 1 (0.83%)
Engagement cont. 8.82 (3.01) 8.75 (2.98) 9.13 (3.13)
Engagement
 1 84 (12.35%) 71 (12.66%) 13 (10.83%)
 2 132 (19.41%) 106 (18.89%) 26 (21.67%)
 3 88 (12.94%) 73 (13.01%) 15 (12.50%)
 4 98 (14.41%) 84 (14.97%) 14 (11.67%)
 5 69 (10.15%) 60 (10.70%) 9 (7.50%)
 6 139 (20.44%) 116 (20.68%) 23 (19.17%)
 7 70 (10.29%) 51 (9.09%) 16 (15.83%)
 Burnout cont. 4.15 (3.42) 4.27 (3.44) 3.60 (3.30)
Burnout
 1 84 (12.33%) 65 (11.65%) 19 (15.83%)
 2 102 (14.98%) 77 (13.73%) 25 (20.83%)
 3 96 (14.10%) 80 (14.26%) 16 (13.33%)
 4 129 (18.94%) 110 (19.61%) 19 (15.83%)
 5 58 (8.52%) 51 (9.09%) 7 (5.83%)
 6 110 (16.15%) 89 (15.86%) 21 (17.50%)
 7 102 (14.98%) 89 (15.89%) 13 (10.83%)
PHQ9 5.34 (5.13) 5.25 (5.03) 5.79 (5.60)
PHQ9 composite score categories
 Minimal depression 377 (55.28%) 309 (54.98%) 27 (22.50%)
 Mild 181 (26.54%) 154 (27.40%) 68 (56.67%)
 Moderate 70 (10.26%) 57 (10.14%) 13 (10.83%)
 Moderately severe 41 (6.01%) 32 (5.69%) 9 (7.50%)
 Severe 13 (1.91%) 10 (1.78%) 3 (2.50%)
Drug abuse problem
 Yes 73 (10.70%) 63 (11.21%) 10 (8.33%)
 No 609 (89.30%) 499 (88.79%) 110 (91.67%)