Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

Characteristic	All N = 813 (%)	Female Physicians N = 344 (%)	Male Physicians N = 469 (%)
Age Group
<50 years old	29.2	41.6	18.6
50 years or older	70.8	58.4	81.4
Practice Ownership
Physician/physician group	53.7	54.6	53.0
Insurance company, health plan, HMO, or other healthcare corporation	20.4	25.2	16.2
Community health center	6.9	5.9	7.8
Medical/academic health center or other hospital	19.0	14.3	23.0
Practice Size
1 physician	17.4	16.4	18.3
2 to 3 physicians	24.0	20.9	26.8
4 to 10 physicians	32.2	37.3	27.8
11 to 50 physicians	10.7	9.2	12.1
>50 physicians	15.5	16.1	15.0
Percent of Patients Insured by Medicaid
0%	16.0	22.2	10.7
1% to 24%	43.4	38.8	47.4
25% to 50%	27.6	24.0	30.7
Over 50%	13.0	15.0	11.3