Sample Characteristics by Obstetric Care and Nonobstetric Care Provider Status (N = 1131)
| Respondent Characteristic | Obstetric Care PCPs, No. (%) | Nonobstetric Care PCPs, No. (%) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 417 (100) | 714 (100) | ||
| Female, n (%) | 233 (56.0) | 330 (46.6) | 9.3 | <.01 |
| Age (years)* | 49.0 | <.0001 | ||
| <40 | 129 (31.0) | 140 (19.7) | ||
| 40 to 49 | 153 (36.8) | 195 (27.5) | ||
| 50 to 59 | 87 (20.9) | 208 (29.3) | ||
| 60+ | 47 (11.3) | 167 (23.5) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 11.2 | .02 | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 334 (80.3) | 591 (83.6) | ||
| Asian | 21 (5.1) | 50 (7.1) | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 17 (4.1) | 26 (3.7) | ||
| Hispanic | 24 (5.8) | 25 (3.5) | ||
| Other | 20 (4.8) | 15 (2.1) | ||
| Rank† | 32.2 | <.0001 | ||
| Visiting professor or N/A | 60 (5.4) | 62 (5.6) | ||
| Assistant professor | 180 (44.0) | 254 (35.9) | ||
| Associate professor | 118 (28.9) | 216 (30.6) | ||
| Full professor | 51 (12.5) | 175 (24.8) | ||
| Terminal degree‡ | 6.2 | .01 | ||
| MD | 390 (94.0) | 640 (89.6) | ||
| DO or other | 25 (6.0) | 74 (10.4) | ||
| Half days of seeing patients | 4.2 | .12 | ||
| <3 | 190 (45.9) | 361 (51.1) | ||
| 3 to 6 | 205 (49.5) | 306 (43.3) | ||
| 7+ | 19 (4.6) | 40 (3.6) | ||
| Primary role§ | 55.3 | <.0001 | ||
| Clinical teaching | 268 (64.9) | 326 (46.2) | ||
| Administration | 75 (18.2) | 226 (20.2) | ||
| Clinical care | 42 (10.2) | 76 (10.8) | ||
| Research | 5 (1.2) | 43 (6.1) | ||
| Faculty development | 9 (2.2) | 5 (0.7) | ||
| Non-academic physician/other | 14 (3.4) | 30 (4.3) | ||
| Actively teach students/residents | 414 (99.5) | 696 (97.6) | 5.8 | .02 |
| Provide adult inpatient care‖ | 410 (98.3) | 597 (84.3) | 54.8 | <.0001 |
| Provide ICU/CCU care‖ | 237 (57.1) | 314 (44.8) | 15.8 | <.0001 |
| Provide nursing home care‖ | 326 (78.4) | 524 (74.0) | 2.7 | .10 |
| Provide newborn nursery care‖ | 399 (95.9) | 513 (72.9) | 91.8 | <.0001 |
| Provide pediatric inpatient care‖ | 307 (73.8) | 398 (56.6) | 33.1 | <.0001 |
| Provide surgical inpatient procedures‖ | 126 (30.7) | 84 (12.1) | 58.2 | <.0001 |
| Provide emergency room care‖ | 172 (41.8) | 240 (34.4) | 5.93 | .01 |
| Respondent Characteristic | Obstetric Care PCPs, M (SD) | Nonobstetric Care PCPs, M (SD) | t(df) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent time: direct patient care | 34.6 ± 18.0 | 32.0 ± 20.7 | t(1116) = 2.15 | .03 |
| Percent time: research | 6.3 ± 9.5 | 9.9 ± 14.9 | t(924) = −4.1 | <.0001 |
| Percent time: administration | 27.3 ± 17.6 | 33.0 ± 22.1 | t(1081) = −4.4 | <.0001 |
| Percent time: teaching | 33.0 ± 16.6 | 27.4 ± 17.8 | t(1106) = 5.2 | <.0001 |
| Percent time: other | 6.5 ± 10.6 | 8.8 ± 14.6 | t(924) = −1.4 | <.16 |
| Years since residency graduation | 15.2 ± 9.7 | 20.0 ± 10.9 | t(1128) = −7.5 | <.01 |
Where numbers do not add up to the total sample size, the remainder represent missing data.
↵* The categories, “<30” and “30 to 39” were combined to “<40” due to fewer than 5 respondents in the <30 age range.
↵† “Visiting professor” and “Not applicable (N/A)” were combined due to fewer than 5 respondents endorsing visiting professorships.
↵‡ Only 1 respondent chose “other”.
↵§ ”Non-academic physician” and “other” were combined due to fewer than 5 respondents endorsing “non-academic physician.”
↵‖ The stem for this question was, “Do you OR any of your family physician practice partners provide the following services?”
PCP, primary care physicians; SD, Standard Deviation.