Table 1.

Respondent Demographic Characteristics

AAFP, N (%)ACHA, N (%)Total, N (%)
Clinician Age Group
    <40 years old104 (15.9)12 (9.4)116 (14.9)
    40 to 49 years old159 (24.3)35 (27.6)194 (24.8)
    50 to 59 years old220 (33.6)52 (40.9)272 (34.8)
    60 years and older171 (26.1)28 (22.0)199 (25.5)
    Total654127781
t = −0.62
Gender
    Male364 (55.2)26 (19.8)390 (49.4)
    Female295 (44.8)105 (80.2)400 (50.6)
    Total659131790
Χ2 = 0.00
Race/Ethnicity
    American Indian or Alaskan Native10 (1.5)2 (1.5)12 (1.5)
    Asian53 (8.0)3 (2.3)56 (7.1)
    Black or African American25 (3.8)7 (5.3)32 (4.0)
    Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino18 (2.7)0 (0.0)18 (2.3)
    White524 (79.0)111 (84.7)635 (80.0)
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1 (0.2)5 (3.8)6 (0.8)
    Multiple races21 (3.2)0 (0.0)21 (2.6)
    Some other race or origin11 (1.7)3 (2.3)14 (1.8)
    Total663131794
t = −1.68
Practice Region (Census Region)
    Northeast75 (11.5)44 (34.1)119 (15.2)
    Midwest212 (32.4)28 (21.7)240 (30.7)
    South219 (33.5)44 (34.1)263 (33.6)
    West148 (22.6)13 (10.1)161 (20.6)
    Total654129783
t = 5.08*
Years since residency
    0 to 10 years156 (23.9)20 (19.0)176 (23.2)
    11 to 20 years192 (29.4)43 (41.0)235 (31.0)
    21 to 30 years184 (28.1)26 (24.8)320 (27.7)
    31 years or more122 (18.7)16 (15.2)138 (18.2)
    Total654105759
t = 0.53
Which of the following duties account for most of your time in a typical week?
    Outpatient primary care in office-based practice523 (79.6)70 (55.6)593 (75.7)
    Administration or managerial tasks not directly related to patient care16 (2.4)16 (12.7)32 (4.1)
    Research1 (0.2)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)
    Teaching15 (2.3)0 (0.0)15 (1.9)
    Urgent Care26 (4.0)4 (3.2)30 (3.8)
    Emergency Care21 (3.2)0 (0.0)21 (2.7)
    Other55 (8.4)36 (28.6)91 (11.6)
    Total657126783
t = −4.22*
Which of the following best describes your role in the ownership of your primary clinical practice?
    A full or partial owner of your practice199 (30.1)2 (1.6)201 (25.4)
    Employee of a physician-owned practice70 (10.6)6 (4.7)76 (9.6)
    Employee of a hospital, clinic, or university301 (45.5)107 (82.9)408 (51.6)
    Employee of a managed care organization or insurance company36 (5.4)1 (0.8)37 (4.7)
    None of these55 (8.3)13 (10.1)68 (8.6)
    Total661129790
t = −7.90*
About how much of your time in practice is spent working with patients 17 to 24 years of age?
    None11 (1.7)1 (0.8)12 (1.5)
    Less than 25%490 (74.0)5 (3.9)495 (62.6)
    25% to 49%127 (19.2)7 (5.4)134 (16.9)
    50% to 74%14 (2.1)12 (9.3)26 (3.3)
    75% to 100%17 (2.6)104 (80.6)121 (15.3)
    Other3 (0.5)0 (0.0)3 (0.4)
    Total662129791
t = −33.48*
  • AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; ACHA, American College Health Association.

  • * P < .05.