Table 1 Prevalence of demographic and practice characteristics of primary care provider sample—DocStyles survey, 2011
Characteristics | N a | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Men | 883 | 70.5 | 67.9, 73.0 |
Women | 370 | 29.5 | 27.0, 32.1 |
Age | |||
26–35 | 147 | 11.7 | 9.9, 13.5 |
36–45 | 541 | 43.2 | 40.4, 45.9 |
46–55 | 340 | 27.1 | 24.7, 29.6 |
≥56 | 225 | 18.0 | 15.8, 20.1 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic white | 802 | 64.0 | 61.3, 66.7 |
Non-Hispanic black | 56 | 4.5 | 3.3, 5.6 |
Hispanic | 63 | 5.0 | 3.8, 6.2 |
Non-Hispanic other | 332 | 26.5 | 24.1, 28.9 |
Primary care provider type | |||
Family/general practitioners | 584 | 46.6 | 43.8, 49.4 |
Internists | 418 | 33.4 | 30.7, 36.0 |
Obstetrician/gynecologists | 251 | 20.0 | 17.8, 22.2 |
Teaching privileges | |||
Yes | 637 | 50.8 | 48.1, 53.6 |
No | 616 | 49.2 | 46.4, 51.9 |
Type of practice | |||
Individual | 221 | 17.6 | 15.5, 19.7 |
Group | 812 | 64.8 | 62.2, 67.4 |
Hospital/clinic | 220 | 17.6 | 15.5, 19.7 |
Years in practice | |||
≤5 | 109 | 8.7 | 7.1, 10.3 |
6–10 | 353 | 28.2 | 25.7, 30.7 |
11–20 | 472 | 37.7 | 35.0, 40.4 |
≥21 | 319 | 25.5 | 23.0, 27.9 |
Number of physicians in practice | |||
1–2 | 316 | 25.2 | 22.8, 27.6 |
3–5 | 345 | 27.5 | 25.1, 30.0 |
6–10 | 247 | 19.7 | 17.5, 21.9 |
11–25 | 181 | 14.4 | 12.5, 16.4 |
≥26 | 164 | 13.1 | 11.2, 15.0 |
Number of patients per week | |||
1–75 | 242 | 19.3 | 17.1, 21.5 |
76–100 | 479 | 38.2 | 35.5, 40.9 |
101–150 | 394 | 31.4 | 28.9, 34.0 |
≥151 | 138 | 11.0 | 9.3, 12.7 |
Total | 1,253 | -- | -- |